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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
GC 265
Date: Dec 15, 2018 |
#R1#
Garcia shoots in for a double leg but Joker sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Garcia tries a head kick but it misses.
Rodney Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Joker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Joker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Joker misses with a body shot.
Garcia lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
#CUT2#
It looks like Mr Joker has been cut.
Joker sizes up Garcia with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Garcia misses with a left hand
and Joker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Joker misses with a straight right.
Garcia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A head kick misses from Garcia.
Joker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Joker cracks Garcia with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia connects with a body shot that sends Joker's belly button to the back.
A big left from Garcia misses.
Joker throwing a counter right hand but Garcia manages to avoid it.
Garcia throws a looping overhand right but Joker ducks down to avoid it.
Garcia moves away from the strike by Joker. #T1#
Garcia throws a good cross that connects.
Joker moves forwards but Garcia connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Garcia scores with a head kick. Joker tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mr Joker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcia misses with a lunging right hand
and Joker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Joker blocks a jab.
Joker has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Garcia lands with a right that hurts Joker. Joker looks to clinch but Garcia throws a short knee that drops Joker. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Rodney Garcia!
Rodney Garcia seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Mr Joker stepped up to the mic, saying 'HahaHAAhaaHha haHAhahaHA haha ha Hahaaha ha ha... haHa.. HA!'.
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Event:
GC 256
Date: Nov 03, 2018 |
#R1#
A combination from Akharraz does no damage.
Akharraz doesn't manage to clinch there - Joker circles away.
Joker tries to counter by closing the distance.
Akharraz pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Joker back to the cage. Akharraz follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.#CUT#
It looks like Mr Joker has been cut.
Akharraz cracks Joker with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Akharraz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Joker misses the target.
Joker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Akharraz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Akharraz tries to clinch but Joker moves out of range.
Joker lands a lovely overhand right.
Joker lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Akharraz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Joker.
Joker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Akharraz.
Akharraz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
#T1#
Joker connects with a right hand. Akharraz shakes it off.
Akharraz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joker walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Akharraz slips a jab from Joker.#CL#
Akharraz clinches up against the cage.#BC2#
Joker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Joker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Akharraz moves out of range as Joker strikes.
Joker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Akharraz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Joker.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Akharraz!
#T2#
Akharraz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joker misses with a left hand
and Akharraz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Joker looks to throw the jab but Akharraz is out of range.
Joker 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.
Jab, jab by Joker - just one landing. #ROC2#
Akharraz is rocked!
Joker circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Akharraz tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Joker wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mr Joker!
Mr Joker 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 249
Date: Oct 10, 2018 |
#R1#
Thacker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thacker throws a jab but it's blocked by Joker.
Thacker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Joker throws out the jab.
Thacker appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Thacker misses with a low kick.
Thacker digs a good hook to Joker's body.
Thacker looks to land a left hand but Joker moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Joker wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Joker scores with a jab.
Thacker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joker.
A punch lands to the side of Thacker 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Thacker throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thacker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thacker looks to land a right hand but Joker moved out of range.
Joker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Thacker looks to score with a jab to the body but Joker is just out of range.
Joker throws a poor cross that misses
and Thacker counters with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thacker lands a nice hook to Joker's body. Joker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #T1#
Thacker takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Joker misses with a hook. Thacker ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Joker.
A jab from Thacker misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Joker misses the target.
Joker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Joker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alasdair Thacker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thacker throws a hook but Joker blocks it.
Joker slips a jab from Thacker.
Joker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Joker throws out a loose jab but Thacker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joker throws a hook but Thacker avoids it easily.
Joker has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Talu's Boxing Club in the buildup to the fight.
Joker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Joker throws a lazy right hand but Thacker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thacker misses with an uppercut
#CL#
and Joker counters by clinching up.
A body shot lands from Thacker.
Thacker prevents a body shot from Joker.
Thacker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T2#
Thacker gets through Joker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thacker is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Thacker struggles to land a body shot inside as Joker controls his hands.
Thacker effectively controlling the action here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joker tries to throw a body punch but Thacker avoids it by throwing Joker back against the cage.
Joker misses with the head strike.
Joker blocks an uppercut.
#BC#
Joker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thacker lands a nice looking body shot.
A jab from Joker misses.
Joker takes one on the button.
Thacker swings for the body but Joker moves out of range.
Thacker lands with a hook. Joker tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Joker missing with a left hand there. Thacker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Joker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thacker throws a low kick but it's checked well by Joker.
Thacker connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#CUT2#
It looks like Mr Joker has been cut.
Joker throws a hook to the side of Thacker's head but Thacker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T3#
Joker misses with a straight right.
Thacker misses with a left hand
and Joker counters with a stiff right hand.
Joker tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
An inside leg kick lands from Thacker.
Thacker misses the jab.
Thacker scores with a jab to the body.
Thacker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Joker drops his hands momentarily and Thacker takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Thacker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Joker blocks a leg kick.
Thacker jabs at Joker's body.
Joker thuds his right hand into Thacker's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
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!
Joker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Joker misses the target.
Thacker throws a lazy right hand but Joker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thacker scores with a nice head shot.#T4#
Joker swings away with a body shot that misses
and Thacker counters with a two punch combo.
Joker misses with a body shot.
Joker looks to land a left hand but Thacker moved out of range nicely.
Thacker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thacker on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Thacker throws out a loose jab but Joker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thacker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Joker counter with a right hand.
Thacker throws a jab when Joker was well out of range.
Joker throwing a counter right hand but Thacker manages to avoid it.
Joker throws a hook but Thacker blocks it.
Thacker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joker is looking to counter punch.
Thacker ducks under a wild hook from Joker.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thacker throws a hook to the side of Joker's head but Joker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Joker slips under a jab from Thacker.
Joker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Thacker pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alasdair Thacker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mr Joker's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Joker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice uppercut lands for Joker. That snapped Thacker's head back.
Thacker tries to bum rush Joker with a series of wild strikes but Joker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A shot to the liver by Thacker. Beautiful body shot.
Thacker misses with a hook. Joker ducked under it nicely.
Joker misses with a body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thacker.
Joker lands a head shot.
Thacker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Joker.
Joker is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Thacker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thacker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Joker.
Joker is looking to counter punch.
Thacker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Joker scores with a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thacker takes one to the side of the head.
Thacker slips a jab from Joker.#T1#
Thacker takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Thacker gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Joker.
Thacker connects with a single shot there.
Thacker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Joker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thacker.
Joker blocks the body kick.
Joker slips under a jab from Thacker.
Joker is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Joker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thacker counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Thacker connects with the punch.
Thacker throws a sloppy body shot
and Joker counters with a nice uppercut.
Joker misses with a left hand
and Thacker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Thacker misses.
Thacker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joker darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Joker just misses with a punch to the body.
Joker looks to land a right hand but Thacker moved out of range.#T2#
Thacker throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Thacker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thacker ducks under a wild hook from Joker.
Joker takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Thacker fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Joker checks it well.
Joker ducks under a wild hook from Thacker.
An attempted straight right counter from Joker misses the target.
Joker is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Joker misses with a hook.
Joker throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Thacker to counter with a crisp jab.
Thacker swings widly with a right hand
and Joker counters with a nice uppercut.
Thacker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Joker.
Thacker lands a nice hook to Joker's body. Joker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thacker throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Joker counters with a stiff right hand.
Thacker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thacker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#T3#
Joker looks to throw the jab but Thacker is out of range.
Thacker throws a shot to the body.
Thacker cracks the inside of Joker's front leg.
Joker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thacker just misses with a punch to the body.
Joker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joker throwing a counter right hand but Thacker manages to avoid it.
Thacker throws a series of punches but Joker avoids them all with ease.
A quick step to the side and Joker tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joker throws an off balance right hand
letting Thacker counter with a right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thacker.
Thacker misses with a body shot
enabling Joker to counter with a crisp jab.
Joker misses with an uppercut
letting Thacker counter with a right hand.
Joker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thacker.
Joker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thacker.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T4#
Thacker misses with a straight right.
An inside leg kick lands from Thacker.
Joker lunges at Thacker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thacker's hand.
Thacker tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by Joker.
Thacker lands with a nice body punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thacker. Joker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joker 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.
Joker is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Joker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Thacker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Joker.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thacker moves out of range of the strikes.
Joker's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Thacker connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Joker scrambles back to his feet.
Joker throws a hook to the side of Thacker's head but Thacker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Joker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alasdair Thacker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mr Joker's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Joker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thacker.
Thacker moves out of range as Joker strikes.
Thacker looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Thacker misses the shot to the body.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Thacker. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Thacker defending well as Joker loads up on a big left hand.
Thacker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thacker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Joker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Joker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thacker misses with a double jab.
Thacker lands a slapping body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Joker misses the target.
Thacker was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joker misses with a straight left.
Joker misses with a hook.
Joker looks to land a combination but Thacker avoids it well.
Thacker just misses with a punch to the body.
Thacker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Joker.
#T1#
Thacker looks to score with a jab to the body but Joker is just out of range.
Thacker slips under a jab from Joker.
Joker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thacker punishes Joker's body with a nice straight punch.
A leg kick checked by Joker.
Thacker jabs Joker to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Thacker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joker moves away.
Joker seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Joker looks to throw the jab but Thacker is out of range.
Thacker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Joker's calf.
Thacker connects with a solid leg kick.
Thacker jabs Joker right on the nose. Joker blinks but takes it well.
Thacker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Joker.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thacker! But no joy.
Alasdair Thacker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thacker swings widly with a right hand
and Joker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T2#
Joker misses with a looping right.
A jab from Thacker misses.
Thacker looks to score with a jab to the body but Joker is just out of range.
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!
Thacker staying out of range there.
Thacker throws a head kick that misses
and Joker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Joker misses with an uppercut. Thacker saw that one coming.
Thacker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Joker is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Thacker.
Joker loads up on a big right hand but Thacker slips the punch.
Joker throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thacker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thacker connects with the punch.
A punch combination from Thacker misses.
Thacker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Joker misses with a hook
and Thacker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Joker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #T3#
Joker moves forwards but Thacker connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Thacker lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Joker at a distance.
Joker misses with a shot to the body
and Thacker counters with an outside leg kick.
Thacker throws a shot from downtown. Joker moves away and avoids it.
Thacker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Joker's jab looks to have found its range, popping Thacker under the eye.
Thacker connects with a leg kick. Joker looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Thacker takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Thacker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Joker.
Joker takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A jab from Thacker misses.
Joker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thacker.
Mr Joker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Thacker, as that shot connected.
#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thacker jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Joker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thacker with a nice cross.
Joker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thacker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Joker gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Thacker walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Joker throws a lazy right hand but Thacker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big right from Thacker misses.
Joker throws a hook but Thacker blocks it.
Joker defending well as Thacker loads up on a big left hand.
Nice straight punches there by Thacker. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Thacker.
A slow jab from Joker misses its intended target.
Thacker slips a straight right by Joker.
Alasdair Thacker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Joker throws a right hand that misses
and Thacker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alasdair Thacker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thacker has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alasdair Thacker!
During a confident post fight interview, Alasdair Thacker thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Mr Joker stepped up to the mic, saying 'HahaHAAhaaHha haHAhahaHA haha ha Hahaaha ha ha... haHa.. HA!'.
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Event:
GC 241
Date: Sep 12, 2018 |
#R1#
Fanning gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fanning takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fanning walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fanning is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Joker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Joker misses with a straight left.
Good work by Joker as he checks the leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Joker misses the target.
Joker missing with a left hand there. Fanning was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Joker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#TD2#
Fanning gets the takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#SUB2#
Fanning tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fanning has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #SUB2#
Fanning thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #T1#
An elbow from Fanning crashes against the mat.
#SUB2#
Fanning tries for a kimura but Joker is defending well.
Joker tries to buck Fanning off but Fanning is having none of it.
Fanning wants to control but Joker is keeping him busy.
Joker tries to improve position but can't. #SUB2#
Fanning swings around for an armbar but Joker sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Fanning's guard.
Joker content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #T2#
Joker is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Joker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Joker scoring with some ground and pound.
Joker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Joker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Joker content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Joker lands a couple of digs.
Joker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joker landing some decent shots from guard.
Joker content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Joker is looking to work some ground and pound but Fanning has wrist control.#T3#
Fanning tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fanning is trying to control the position but Joker postures up.
Fanning utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Joker working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fanning's head.
Joker cracks Fanning with a solid left hand.
Joker throwing strikes from guard but Fanning blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Joker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Joker throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joker wants to control from the top but Fanning keeps moving.
Joker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Joker stands up over Fanning, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #T4#
Fanning is pulling down on Joker's head to control his posture.
Joker preventing the sweep.
Joker landing some decent shots from guard.
Joker wants to control from the top but Fanning keeps moving. #SUB2#
Fanning has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Joker can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fanning looking to hit a scissor sweep but Joker is one step ahead there.
Joker will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Joker distracts Fanning with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Joker dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Joker moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Joker throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fanning on the side of the head.
Joker is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.#TD2#
Joker tries to sprawl but Fanning drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Joker tries to roll over but Fanning keeps him under control.
Joker avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fanning.
Joker is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Fanning trying to control from half guard but Joker is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Fanning is looking for a kimura but Joker is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Fanning to get the leverage.
Joker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fanning can do to turn this around?
Fanning thows a huge punch but Joker dodges it nicely.
#T1#
Joker keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Joker slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Joker trying to control the position.
Joker manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fanning manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Joker working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fanning's head.
Our spies down at at Hardpunch (13 Elite / 1000$ inform us that Fanning has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Fanning is trying to keep Joker in close.
#T2#
Joker scoring with punches to the head and body.
Joker postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Joker works over Fanning with some ground and pound from guard.
Joker distracts Fanning with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fanning has momentary wrist control but Joker slips an elbow through the middle.
Joker scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fanning has momentary wrist control but Joker slips an elbow through the middle.
Joker wants to control from the top but Fanning keeps moving. #SUB2#
Fanning has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Joker can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fanning keeping full guard, as Joker tries to pass. #T3#
Joker postures up in Fanning's guard and throws a big left but Fanning blocks it.
Fanning keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Joker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Joker throwing strikes from guard but Fanning blocks nicely.
Joker with a nice head shot there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Joker's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Joker lands a couple of digs.
Joker wants to control from the top but Fanning keeps moving.
Joker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Joker is looking to work some ground and pound but Fanning has wrist control.
Joker landing with the ground and pound. #SUB2#
Fanning throws his legs up looking for a submission but Joker uses it to pass to side control.
Fanning is looking for a sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Joker lands an elbow.
Fanning taking a bit of punishment here - Joker scoring with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Joker dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Joker lands with a hook. Fanning tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fanning slips a straight right by Joker.
Joker throws a right hand that misses
and Fanning counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Joker lands a jab to the nose.
Fanning tries to move into range but Joker moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Joker is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Joker misses with a hook. Fanning ducked under it nicely.
Fanning feints the counter takedown.
Fanning tries to clinch but Joker moves out of range.
Joker is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Fanning.
Joker throws a shot from downtown. Fanning moves away and avoids it.
Joker throws a lazy right hand but Fanning sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Joker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Joker lands with a straight right. Fanning didn't see that one coming.
Joker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fanning with the counter takedown but Joker avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joker throws a shot from downtown. Fanning moves away and avoids it.#T1#
Fanning shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A counter left hand to the body from Joker misses its target.
Fanning is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A left lands for Joker.
Joker misses with a hook
and Fanning counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mr Joker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fanning with a lazy takedown attempt
and Joker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab lands there for Joker.
Fanning fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Joker avoids it really well and circles away.
Mr Joker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sanford Fanning.
Joker throws a body shot but no joy. #T2#
Fanning throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Joker throws a hook but Fanning avoids it easily.
Fanning tries to move into range but Joker moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Joker throws a hook but Fanning avoids it easily.
Fanning steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Joker.
Joker throws a shot from downtown. Fanning moves away and avoids it.
Fanning tries to score a power double leg takedown but Joker sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fanning somewhat.
Joker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fanning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joker throws a shot from downtown. Fanning moves away and avoids it.#TD2#
Fanning feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Fanning wants to control from the top but Joker keeps moving. #T3#
Fanning sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Joker seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Sanford Fanning has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mr Joker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fanning tries to free his leg and advance position but Joker is retaining full guard.
Joker wants to sweep here but Fanning controlling him for the moment.
Joker looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Fanning puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard. #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.#SUB2#
Fanning is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Joker is positioning himself well to prevent Fanning advancing to mount.
Joker moves into full guard.
Fanning wants to control from the top but Joker keeps moving.
Fanning throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mr Joker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Joker 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mr Joker!
Mr Joker decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Event:
GC 236
Date: Aug 25, 2018 |
#R1#
Joker throws a right hand that Garcia ducks under and follows up with a left that Garcia also avoids with ease.
Garcia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #CL2#
Joker has managed to clinch.
Garcia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garcia blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Joker.
Joker misses with some punches.
Joker blocks an uppercut.
Joker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Joker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Joker misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Joker is defending well.
Joker misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia is working Joker over against the cage.
Garcia has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#BC#
Garcia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T1#
A head kick misses from Garcia.
Joker wants to clinch up but Garcia keeps it at a distance.
Garcia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Joker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia throws a hook but Joker avoids it easily.
Joker blocks a head kick by Garcia.
Joker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Joker shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A telegraphed right hand from Garcia misses the target.
Garcia throws a push kick but Joker slaps the foot to one side.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Joker 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.
Joker avoids the head kick by Garcia.
Garcia 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.
Garcia shoots in looking for a takedown. Joker tries to sprawl out of it but Garcia keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Joker manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodney Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2#
Garcia gets tackled into the cage by Joker. Joker maintains the clinch. #T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joker.
Joker can't find room to land a body shot as Garcia controls the action.
Joker is pressed up against the cage. Garcia has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Joker down to the mat. Joker avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rodney Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia keeps the fight on the outside.
Garcia doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Garcia takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Joker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Joker displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Garcia.
Joker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Joker connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Joker lands with a good body shot.#T3#
Joker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Garcia can pounce on him.
Garcia throws a body shot but no joy.
Garcia throws a body shot but no joy.
Garcia scores with a hook to the body. Joker takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Garcia dives in and grabs Joker's left leg, looking for a takedown. Joker pushes down on Garcia's head and hops out.
Joker lands a really nice looking cross but Garcia seems unphased.
Joker scores with a nice strike.
Joker lands an overhand right.
Mr Joker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcia lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Joker backs up against the cage.
#CUT#
It looks like Mr Joker has been cut.
Joker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joker scores with the left hand. Garcia knows he should have avoided that one.
Joker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Garcia gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Joker 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.
Joker misses with a looping left.
Joker is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Garcia had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Joker misses with a straight left.
Joker walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Joker scores with a hook to the body. Garcia takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #T4#
Joker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Garcia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Joker blocks a head kick by Garcia.
Joker keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice shot by Joker.
Joker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Joker's jab looks to have found its range, popping Garcia under the eye.
A clash of legs there as Joker blocks the low kick.
Joker lands a nice looking body shot.
#CL2#
Joker pushes Garcia up against the cage in a clinch.
Joker misses with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Joker fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Joker scores with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Joker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mr Joker's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Garcia misses with a head kick.
Joker smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Garcia looks to land a left hand but Joker moved out of range nicely.
Joker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Joker, as that shot connected.
Garcia tries a head kick but it misses.
Garcia scores with a punch to the head.
Joker bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#CL2#
Joker clinches up with Garcia and pushes him back against the cage.
I was talking to Garcia's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Garcia scores with a shot to the side of Joker's head.
Garcia blocks a body shot from Joker.
Joker has a couple of punches blocked by Garcia.
Mr Joker seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Garcia blocks a couple of punches 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!
Garcia blocks an uppercut.
Joker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joker.
Garcia is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Joker is defending well.#T1#
Garcia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Joker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Joker throws a head punch that misses.
Joker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Joker lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Joker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Joker.
Joker has a couple of punches blocked by Garcia.
Garcia has had enough of the clinch but Joker keeps him there for the moment.
Joker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Joker throws a head punch that misses.
Joker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Garcias head.
Garcia is trying to break the clinch but Joker is controlling him.
Garcia blocking some punches.
#T2#
Garcia has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Joker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Joker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Joker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Joker scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Joker.
Joker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Joker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joker.
Joker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Joker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Joker tries to throw a body punch but Garcia avoids it by throwing Joker back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Joker fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Joker fails to land.
Joker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T3#
Garcia is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Joker gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Joker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garcia blocks a body shot from Joker.
Joker pushes Garcia back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Garcia tries to circle away but Joker has him pinned against the cage.
Garcia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Joker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garcia's elbow.
Joker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Joker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Joker throws a head punch that misses.
Joker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Joker fails to land.
Joker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Joker scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T4#
Joker gets underhooks to prevent Garcia's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodney Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Joker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Joker throws a punch but it's blocked by Garcia.
Garcia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garcia wants to break free but Joker has control.
A head punch on the inside from Joker fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Joker fails to land.
Joker lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Joker has him pressed against the cage.
Joker misses with a short punch on the inside. #TD#
Garcia has hold of one of Joker's legs. Joker is fighting the takedown attempt but Garcia gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Joker bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Garcia's guard. #REVB#
Garcia looking to hit a scissor sweep but Joker is one step ahead there.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Joker from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Joker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mr Joker's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Joker moves into range and connects with a jab.
Garcia misses with an uppercut. Joker saw that one coming.
Garcia walks into a jab.
Garcia takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A big left from Garcia misses.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Joker moves out of range of the strikes.
Joker lands a body shot.
Garcia is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice cross by Joker.#ROC2#
Garcia is rocked!
Joker fakes the body blow, causing Garcia to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Garcia goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mr Joker!
After the fight, Mr Joker 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 225
Date: Jul 21, 2018 |
#R1#
Joker lands with a right hand.
Fanning wants to land a leg kick but Joker is out of range.
Joker misses with a lunging right hand
#CL2#
and Fanning counters by clinching up. #TD2#
Fanning gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Joker slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Joker wants to sweep but no luck.
Joker keeping moving, preventing Fanning from controlling successfully.
Joker has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Joker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fanning is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fanning postures up.
#T1#
Joker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fanning pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Joker is keeping the position for now.
Joker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fanning is one step ahead there.
Joker manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fanning manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Fanning keeping moving, preventing Joker from controlling successfully.
Joker with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#T2#
Joker preventing the sweep.
Fanning trying to keep a closed guard but Joker is proving a slippery customer.
Joker advances to half guard.
Fanning is pressing down on Joker's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#SUB2#
Fanning has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Joker can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Joker postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fanning 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.
Fanning trying to keep a closed guard but Joker is proving a slippery customer.
#T3#
Joker is in close to Fanning's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Joker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fanning preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #SUB2#
Fanning looking for subs off his back but Joker has passed one foot through into half guard.
Fanning wants to control but Joker is keeping busy.
Joker working over Fanning with some ground and pound. Fanning looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Joker sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fanning defending well though. #T4#
Joker scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Joker throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Joker slips a nice elbow through Fanning's hands, connecting with Fanning's forehead.
Fanning has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Joker misses with a head shot. Fanning uses the momentum to regain guard.
Joker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Joker postures up in Fanning's guard and throws a big left but Fanning blocks it.
Joker throws an elbow that misses. Fanning uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Joker's guard. Nice move by Fanning!#REVB#
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fanning won't allow Joker to sweep him here.
Fanning trying to control but Joker is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Joker dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fanning is defended easily by Joker.
Joker scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fanning takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fanning avoids the body shot from Joker.
Joker scores with a jab to the jaw.#TD2#
Fanning closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Joker's guard.
Fanning is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #SUB#
Joker looking for a guillotine here but Fanning defends easily.
Joker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fanning can do to turn this around?
Joker 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.#T1##SUB#
Fanning avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fanning wants to control from the top but Joker keeps moving.
Joker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fanning wants to pass the guard but Joker is keeping the position.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Fanning wants to control from the top but Joker keeps moving.
Joker is looking to sweep but instead, Fanning has passed into half guard.
Joker tries to roll over but Fanning keeps him under control.
Fanning throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Joker is looking for a sweep. Fanning is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mr Joker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Joker works his way to full guard. Good work.
Fanning works a leg free and moves into half guard. #T3#
Joker has a hand on Fanning's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Fanning takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Fanning punishing his opponent with strikes.
Joker is working to get back to half guard.
Fanning raining down hammerfists from mount.#CUT2#
It looks like Mr Joker has been cut.
Fanning scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fanning working away from the top, dropping strikes.#CUT2#
Mr Joker's cut is getting worse.
Fanning postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Joker badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Fanning around the waist but Fanning pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Fanning is the winner by TKO! Fanning jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sanford Fanning!
Our winner, Sanford Fanning, 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.
Mr Joker was interviewed post fight and said 'HahaHAAhaaHha haHAhahaHA haha ha Hahaaha ha ha... haHa.. HA!'.
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Event:
GC 217
Date: Jun 16, 2018 |
#R1#
Joker lands a slapping body shot.
Joker seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Joker takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice shot lands for Yoshida.
Yoshida missing with a left hand there. Joker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yoshida throws a body shot but no joy.
Joker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yoshida has time to react.
Yoshida connects with a nice looking jab.
Yoshida pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Joker misses with a hook
and Yoshida counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CUT2#
It looks like Mr Joker has been cut.
Joker lands a glancing blow to the side of Yoshida's head.
Yoshida lands a really nice looking cross but Joker seems unphased.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joker misses with a right hand
and Yoshida counters with a left to the body.
Joker staying out of range there.
Yoshida throws a hook but Joker blocks it.
Joker slips a jab from Yoshida.
Joker moves away from the strike by Yoshida. #T1#
Joker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Joker lands a slapping body shot.
Yoshida throws a sloppy head kick
and Yoshida takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yoshida misses with a looping right.
Yoshida needs to keep his hands up - Joker had a free shot at his head there.
Yoshida takes a shot to the body in his stride.
An inside leg kick from Yoshida misses.
Joker scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheers as Joker lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yoshida doesn't seem phased though.
Yoshida throws a looping overhand right but Joker ducks down to avoid it.
Joker half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Yoshida throws a right and a left that both miss.
A little feinted left hand from Joker on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yoshida lands with a hook. Joker tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yoshida just misses with a punch to the body.
Yoshida swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#T2#
A big left from Joker misses.
Yoshida throws a big counter head kick but Joker avoids it with no problem.
Joker takes one on the button.
Nice body kick from Yoshida.
Yoshida scores with a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Yoshida. That snapped Joker's head back.
Joker misses the shot to the body.
Joker scores with a nice right hand.
Joker connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#ROC#
Yoshida is rocked!
Joker lands an uppercut, right on the button! Yoshida tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mr Joker!
Mr Joker tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Event:
GC 207
Date: Apr 28, 2018 |
#R1##TD2#
Ulriksen shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Joker is trying to defend but Ulriksen finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ulriksen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ulriksen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Joker is trying to maintain the position but Ulriksen is very close to passing his half guard.
Joker is looking to improve his position.
Joker is working hard here to advance position.
Joker's coaches at Thibs Boxing Club have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ulriksen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ulriksen 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. #T1#
Ulriksen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Joker is looking to get back to full guard here but Ulriksen has managed to pass to side control instead.
Joker is looking for a sweep.
Joker struggling a bit here.
Ulriksen throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Joker tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Joker takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
#T2#
Joker manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Ulriksen trying to hold on to Joker's head to control him but Joker postures up.
Ulriksen throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Joker will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ulriksen wants to get back to full guard.
Ulriksen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Joker is working away from the top position though.
Ulriksen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Joker.
Joker lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ulriksen wants to get back to full guard.
Joker sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ulriksen defending well though.
Ulriksen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Joker is working away from the top position though.#T3#
Ulriksen keeping hold of Joker's head, controlling as best he can.
Joker is nestled in close to Ulriksen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Joker lands with a punch from half guard.
Ulriksen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ulriksen.
Joker scoring with some ground and pound.
Joker working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ulriksen is trying to control the position but Joker postures up.
Joker landing with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ulriksen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Joker manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB##T4#
Joker looking for a sweep. Not yet Joker, not yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ulriksen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #SUB#
Joker working for submissions but it's allowed Ulriksen to get to half guard.
Ulriksen is stalling here. Joker is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Ulriksen seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Joker has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Joker scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ulriksen to see if he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ulriksen manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Ulriksen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Joker is looking to improve his position.
Ulriksen is looking to take a break and control but Joker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Victor Ulriksen will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Ulriksen misses with a combination
and Joker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ulriksen tries to clinch up.
Ulriksen closes the distance and lands a one-two.#CUT2#
It looks like Mr Joker has been cut.
Joker lands with a nice body punch.
Ulriksen defending well as Joker loads up on a big left hand.
Joker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Joker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ulriksen or perhaps it was just good defense by Joker, which made it look bad.
A quick step to the side and Joker tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joker just misses with a punch to the body.
Ulriksen moves in looking to clinch but Joker pushes him off.
Ulriksen tries to clinch
and Joker counters with a nice uppercut. #KD#
Joker drops Ulriksen with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Ulriksen looks back up at him and smiles so Joker waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
#ROC#
Ulriksen is rocked!#T1#
Joker lands a nice looking body shot.
Ulriksen is still on wobbly legs! Can Joker finish him?
Ulriksen is breathing heavily.
Joker lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ulriksen at a distance.
Joker ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Ulriksen out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mr Joker!
Mr Joker decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Event:
GC 196
Date: Mar 09, 2018 |
#R1#
Spliffton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Joker.
Spliffton swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Spliffton slips under a jab from Joker.
Joker tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Spliffton connects with a solid leg kick. #CL#
Joker moves into range and clinches up with Spliffton.
Spliffton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Joker backwards.
A short left from Joker.
Joker tries a body shot but Spliffton blocks it.
A short right from Joker on the inside. #BC#
Joker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Spliffton lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. #CUT2#
It looks like Mr Joker has been cut.
Cron Spliffton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joker shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Spliffton as he avoids it easily.
Joker tries to clinch but Spliffton moves away
enabling Spliffton to counter with a crisp jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Spliffton slips a straight right by Joker.
Spliffton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joker tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Spliffton manages to circle out of the way.
Spliffton is looking to land body kicks.
Joker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Spliffton moves away from the strike by Joker.
Joker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spliffton was well out of range. Poor timing from Joker.#T1#
Joker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Spliffton 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.
Joker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Joker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Spliffton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joker manages to avoid it.
Spliffton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Joker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spliffton.
Spliffton misses the shot to the body.
Spliffton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Joker throws out the jab.
Joker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Spliffton slips under a jab from Joker.#TD#
Joker shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Joker was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Spliffton is not content to let Joker control the position.
Spliffton tries to improve position but can't. #T2#
Joker tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Spliffton dodges the ground and pound from Joker.
Spliffton tries to buck Joker off but Joker is having none of it.
Spliffton is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The strikes coming from Joker are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joker misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Joker looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Spliffton is avoiding damage well.
Spliffton is being controlled here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joker lands a decent elbow from side control.
Joker working the ground and pound.
Joker landing strikes.
Spliffton is looking to reverse the position.#T3#
Joker is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Spliffton will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Joker 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.
You can see the frustration on Spliffton's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Joker tries to score with some ground and pound. Spliffton controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Joker throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Joker controls the position.
Joker cracks Spliffton with a big elbow.
Joker controlling from side mount.
Joker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Spliffton keeps working. #T4#
Joker in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sloppy strikes there by Joker.
Joker controls the position.
Joker throws a strike aimed at the side of Spliffton's head but Spliffton avoids it well.
Joker working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Joker controls the position.
Joker wants to take a breather but Spliffton manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Joker.
Joker trying to control but Spliffton is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Joker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mr Joker's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Spliffton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Joker.
Spliffton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Spliffton connects with an inside leg kick.
Joker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spliffton drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Spliffton moves away from the strike by Joker.
Joker takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Spliffton slips a jab from Joker.
Joker is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Spliffton throws a body kick that misses
and Joker counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Spliffton thinking.
Spliffton misses with a straight right.
Joker swings away with a body shot that misses
and Spliffton counters with a left to the body.
Spliffton is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Joker rather than just go for the knockout.
Spliffton throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Joker thuds his right hand into Spliffton's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Spliffton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spliffton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Joker.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Spliffton.
Spliffton misses with a straight right. #T1##CL#
Joker moves into the clinch.
Joker tries to break the clinch but Spliffton is controlling the position.
Spliffton misses with a body punch.
Spliffton misses with some punches.
Joker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Joker looking to stall.
Spliffton misses with the head strike.
Spliffton misses with the head strike.
Joker has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Spliffton avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Joker misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Joker.
Spliffton lands a shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Spliffton fails to land.
Spliffton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joker is working Spliffton over against the cage.
Spliffton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Come on Joker - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
#T2#
Spliffton blocking some punches.
Joker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Spliffton fails to land.
Joker has a couple of punches blocked by Spliffton.
Joker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Spliffton backwards.
Spliffton misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spliffton lands an uppercut.
Joker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cron Spliffton seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Joker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Joker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Spliffton misses with a punch on the inside.
Spliffton scores with a shoulder strike.
Spliffton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Joker backwards.
Spliffton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Joker working aggressively here.
A short body shot lands from Spliffton as the two fighters clinch.
Spliffton blocks a body shot from Joker. #T3#
Spliffton misses with a body punch.
Joker drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Spliffton can't find room to land a body shot as Joker controls the action.
Joker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Spliffton.
Joker tries to throw a body punch but Spliffton avoids it by throwing Joker back against the cage.
Joker prevents a body shot from Spliffton.
Spliffton lands a shoulder strike.
Joker is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Spliffton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Joker backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Spliffton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spliffton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Joker can't break the clinch.
Joker trying to stall but Spliffton improves his position.
#T4#
A nice right hand lands inside from Spliffton.
Spliffton misses with a punch to the body.
Joker misses with a punch to the body.
Spliffton tries to work over Joker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC2#
Spliffton breaks the clinch.
Joker misses with a body shot.
Spliffton swats away the attempt to clinch by Joker.
Nice takedown defense from Spliffton. No joy for Joker on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Joker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spliffton throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Joker counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spliffton throws a quick inside leg kick.
Spliffton slips under a jab.
Joker misses with a wild body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Joker.
Joker misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cron Spliffton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mr Joker's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Spliffton punishes Joker's body with a nice straight punch.
Joker misses with a looping left.
Joker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spliffton.
Spliffton uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Spliffton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Spliffton scoring well with a low kick there.
Spliffton misses with a kick to the body.
Spliffton looks to land a right hand but Joker moved out of range.
Spliffton throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Joker on the side of the head.
Joker moves away from the strike by Spliffton.
It looked like Joker was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Spliffton.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joker throws a body shot but no joy.
Spliffton's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Joker connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Spliffton scrambles back to his feet.
Spliffton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Joker. That did some damage!
Joker is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Joker lands a jab to Spliffton's midsection.
Spliffton finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
#T1#
Joker swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Spliffton.
Spliffton throws a nice outside leg kick.
Spliffton swings for the body but Joker moves out of range.
Joker shoots in for a takedown but Spliffton shows good takedown defense.
Joker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spliffton has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Joker finds it's way round the side to connect with Spliffton's head.
Joker takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Spliffton lands a nice shot to the body.
Joker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Joker misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Spliffton makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Joker really felt that one!
Joker fails with the takedown.
Spliffton misses the jab.
Spliffton scoring well with a low kick there.
Joker scores with a hook to the body. Spliffton takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #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!
Spliffton cracks Joker with a right hand to the side of the head.
Spliffton tries to land a front kick but Joker steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.#TD#
Joker closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Spliffton to the mat! Spliffton manages to get full guard.
Joker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Joker chips away with some ground and pound.
Joker with a flurry of punches that miss.
Spliffton keeping moving, preventing Joker from controlling successfully.
Joker throwing strikes from guard but Spliffton blocks nicely.
Joker throws a big right hand that misses.
Spliffton seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #T3#
Spliffton wants to hit a switch here but Joker passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Spliffton there!
Joker throws some wild stikes that Spliffton manages to avoid easily.
Joker throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Spliffton because Joker loaded up on that one.
Joker tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Spliffton can't escape the position.
Joker wants to control but Spliffton has made it back to half guard. Nice work. #T4#
Spliffton trying to control here.
Mr Joker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Joker thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Spliffton's head.
Joker wants to pass to mount but Spliffton is defending the position.
Joker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Spliffton keeps working. #SUB#
Joker is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Spliffton sees it coming and defends easily.
Joker keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cron Spliffton.
I think Spliffton 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Cron Spliffton!
An out of breath Cron Spliffton thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Mr Joker spoke after the fight, saying 'HahaHAAhaaHha haHAhahaHA haha ha Hahaaha ha ha... haHa.. HA!'.
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Event:
GC 188
Date: Feb 04, 2018 |
#R1#
Joker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Joker checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kha changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Joker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kha paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kha lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#CUT#
It looks like Mr Joker has been cut.
Joker moves in looking to clinch but Kha pushes him off.#TD2#
Joker shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Joker showed some decent athleticism there.
Kha is looking to control Joker's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kha avoid being mounted?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joker tries to pass to full mount but Kha defends it.
Kha wants to get back to full guard.#T1#
Kha gets full guard.
Kha seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Joker trying to control but Kha is working from the bottom.
Joker preventing the sweep.
Kha has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kha keeping full guard, as Joker tries to pass.
Joker 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.
Kha controls Joker momentarily but Joker frees himself.
Joker passes Kha's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Well, if Joker is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
#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.
Joker is pressing down on Kha's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kha is holding on for now. #SUB2#
Joker is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kha doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Joker.
Joker is nestled in close to Kha, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Joker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kha keeps working.
Kha trying to control from the bottom.
Kha is trying to get back to full guard.#T3#
Kha is pressing down on Joker's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Joker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kha wants to sweep here but Joker controlling him for the moment.
Kha utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kha keeping full guard, as Joker tries to pass.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Joker sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Joker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kha works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kha lands with a straight right. Joker didn't see that one coming.#CL2#
Joker closes the distance and clinches.#T4#
Kha looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kha misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kha has a couple of punches blocked by Joker.
#BC#
Kha breaks from the clinch.
Kha lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kha finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And Joker tries to counter it with a takedown but Kha pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kha scoring well with a low kick there.
Joker gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kha.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kha misses with a wild body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Kha. No joy for Joker on that attempt.
Joker dives in and grabs Kha's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kha pushes down on Joker's head and hops out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Kha dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mr Joker's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Kha is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Joker.
Joker drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kha defends it well.
Joker tries to clinch up.
Kha appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Joker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Joker misses with a head kick.
Joker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kha. Kha obviously looking to wear him down.
Joker is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Joker tries to close the distance and clinch but Kha swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kha is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Joker can do to turn this around?
Joker fails with the takedown
and Kha counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mr Joker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kha loads up on a big right hand but Joker slips the punch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Joker.
Kha connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Joker blocks a head kick by Kha.
#T1#
Kha blocks a head kick by Joker.
It looked like Kha wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kha throws a body shot but no joy.
Joker doesn't manage to clinch there - Kha circles away.
Kha dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Joker. That did some damage!
Joker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kha manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kha swats away the attempt to clinch by Joker.
Joker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kha throws a leg kick that is checked#TD2#
and Joker counters with a single leg into guard. Kha didn't expect that.
Kha working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Joker.
Kha looking to hit a scissor sweep but Joker is one step ahead there.
Joker stands and throws Kha's legs to the side, diving into side control. #T2#
Kha takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kha tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kha sneaks back into half guard.
Joker seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kha is trying to maintain the position but Joker is very close to passing his half guard.
Kha is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#T3#
Joker thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Joker is taking a breather. Kha says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.#SUB2#
Joker is looking for a kimura here.
Kha wants to get back to full guard.
Kha keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Joker is stalling here. Kha is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Joker seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Kha has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. #T4#
Kha lands some shots froms side control.
Joker is looking for a sweep.
Joker gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Kha stops Joker from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kha is looking to take a break and control but Joker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kha working Joker over with strikes.
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 Kai Kha will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mr Joker's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Joker looks to land a body kick but Kha moved away.
Nice shot lands for Kha.
Joker works Kha's body with a nice hook.
Kha lands a jab.
Kha misses with a straight right.
Kha finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
#CL2#
Kha tries to keep at a distance but Joker has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC#
Kha breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joker throws a sloppy head kick and Kha moves out of range easily.
Joker blocks a low kick nicely.#CL2#
Joker takes the fight into the clinch.
Joker looking to stall.
#T1#
Joker lands with a left to the head. #TD2#
Joker drags the fight down to the ground.
Kha is pushing down on Joker's leg trying to pass to half guard. Joker is fighting to maintain full guard but Kha has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kha seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Joker does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kha is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.#SUB2#
Joker looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#T2#
Joker is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kha scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kha is keen to just control but Joker is a slippery customer.
Kha missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kha prevents Joker from improving his position.
Joker has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kha is working away from the top position though.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.#T3#
Joker on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Joker has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kha is working away from the top position though.
Mr Joker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kha is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kha looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Joker with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kha trying to control the action but Joker is working from the bottom. #T4#
Ground and pound from Kha.
Joker is trying to stand back up but Kha is controlling him
#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kha works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Joker tries to clinch but Kha moves out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Joker misses the jab.
Joker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kha throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kai Kha showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kha, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kai Kha!
Kai Kha gave a mention to Sully's Bar & Grill in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
Mr Joker was interviewed post fight and said 'HahaHAAhaaHha haHAhahaHA haha ha Hahaaha ha ha... haHa.. HA!'.
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Event:
Gc 185
Date: Jan 12, 2018 |
#R1##CL2#
Joker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've been informed that Joker has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Nilsen has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Joker after a bit of a struggle.
Nilsen wants a takedown.
Joker is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Joker tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nilsen looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dennis Nilsen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nilsen is trying to break free.
Joker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nilsen's elbow.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nilsen.
Nilsen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Joker just stands there and leans against the cage.#TD#
Nilsen turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Nilsen manages to end up in side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nilsen is looking to take a break and control but Joker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T1#
Nilsen controlling the position.
Joker is looking for a sweep.
We've been hearing that Nilsen has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.#SUB#
Nilsen tries for a kimura but Joker is defending well.
Joker is trying to improve his position.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Joker manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Joker not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nilsen moves into full guard.
Nilsen 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.
Joker must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Nilsen holds on and takes a little breather.
Nilsen controls Joker momentarily but Joker frees himself.
Nilsen is pulling down on Joker's head to control his posture.
Joker cracks Nilsen with a solid left hand.#T3#
Nilsen pulls Joker in close to his closed guard and prevents Joker from doing any damage or advancing position.
Joker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nilsen working a defensive guard here.
Nilsen keeping full guard, as Joker tries to pass.
Joker landing with the ground and pound.
Joker trying to control the position from guard on top but Nilsen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#SUB2#
Joker 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.
Nilsen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nilsen swivels though and keeps the full guard. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nilsen throws a front kick aimed at Joker's knee but Joker avoids it well.
Nilsen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nilsen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nilsen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Joker avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Joker dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Nilsen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Joker sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nilsen somewhat.
Nilsen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Joker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A jab lands there for Nilsen.
Joker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Joker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
#CL2#
Joker rushes Nilsen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#TD2#
Joker jumps into guard, dragging Nilsen to the mat.
Nilsen looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nilsen trying to control the position from guard on top but Joker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nilsen passes Joker's right leg, so he's now in half guard. #T1#
Joker is positioning himself well to prevent Nilsen advancing to mount. #SUB#
Nilsen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Joker has managed to free his arm - good work.
Joker wants to sweep but Nilsen has passed to side control!
Joker tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Nilsen presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Nilsen throwing strikes but Joker recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Nilsen wants to free his trapped foot but Joker is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mr Joker has got the better of the ground game so far.#T2#
Nilsen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Joker keeps working.
Joker wants to get back to his feet.
Nilsen uses his free foot to push down on Joker's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Joker.
Joker is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nilsen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Joker is looking to escape. #T3#
Joker sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Joker wants to get back to his feet.
Nilsen is pressing down on Joker's thigh, looking to free his foot. Joker is holding on for now.
Nilsen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Joker does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Joker wants to get back to his feet.
Joker is in trouble now - Nilsen has advanced to mount! #T4#
Nilsen content just to control the position here.
Nilsen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nilsen avoids the attempt from Joker to control.
Nilsen content just to control the position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nilsen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Joker tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Nilsen dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Joker tries to clinch there but Nilsen circles away.
Nilsen fails with the takedown.#TD#
Nilsen drives through with a takedown into Joker's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Joker keeping full guard, as Nilsen tries to pass.
Joker is trying to control the position but Nilsen postures up.
Nilsen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nilsen wants to control from the top but Joker keeps moving.
Nilsen is pushing down on Joker's leg trying to pass to half guard. Joker is fighting to maintain full guard but Nilsen has managed to sneak the leg through.
Nilsen trying to pass the guard but Joker defending well. #T1#
Nilsen is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Nilsen sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Nilsen trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Joker manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVB#
Nilsen working a defensive guard here.
Nilsen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Joker's guard. #REVR#
Joker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T2#
Joker keeping full guard, as Nilsen tries to pass.
Nilsen is looking to advance position but Joker has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!#REVB#
Joker controlling his opponent.
Nilsen tries to hold on but Joker pushes him away.
Joker lands a couple of good shots and Nilsen has given up his back, trying to escape the position!#CUT2#
It looks like Dennis Nilsen has been cut.
Joker struggling to keep hold of the position.
Nilsen covers up after that shot from Joker.
Nilsen trying to control but not successfully. #SUB2#
Nilsen 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 Joker gets his way!
#T3#
Joker throwing sloppy strikes.
Nilsen is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Joker missing with strikes from the back.
Joker is looking to control Nilsen but Nilsen is wriggling around and keeping busy. #SUB2#
Nilsen 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 Joker gets his way!
Joker trying to control momentarily.
I really don't envy Nilsen right now.
#T4#
Joker throwing sloppy strikes.
Nilsen rolls, trying to escape but Joker keeps control of the position.
Joker avoiding Nilsen 's attempts to control his hands.
Joker scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Nilsen is looking for a way out.
Joker is hanging on to Nilsen's back as he tries to escape.
Joker doesn't have the hooks in and Nilsen manages to turn into his guard.
Nilsen throws an elbow that misses. Joker uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nilsen's guard. Nice move by Joker!#REVB#
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nilsen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB#
Joker stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Nilsen throws up his legs and catches Joker in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Joker tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Nilsen! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Dennis Nilsen!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Dennis Nilsen waved his t-shirt featuring Red Light Coffeeshop's logo in front of the cameras.
In defeat, Mr Joker stepped up to the mic, saying 'HahaHAAhaaHha haHAhahaHA haha ha Hahaaha ha ha... haHa.. HA!'.
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Event:
gc180
Date: Dec 08, 2017 |
#R1#
Joker lands the left hand.
A shot to the body from Joker misses #TD2#
and Man counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Man.
Man postures up in Joker's guard and throws a big left but Joker blocks it. #SUB2#
Man drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Joker manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Man has Joker in his guard.#REVR##SUB2#
Man escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Joker gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB2#
Man looking for a guillotine here but Joker defends easily.
Joker is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Joker wants to control from the top but Man keeps moving.
Joker passes Man's right leg, so he's now in half guard. #T1#
Joker controlling the pace. #SUB#
Man is defending against the submission attempts here by Joker.
Man wants to improve his position but Joker is controlling well.
Joker landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #SUB2#
Man looking for submissions off his back.#SUB2#
Man looking for submissions off his back.#SUB2#
Man looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Joker scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#T2#
Man is looking for a sweep. Joker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Joker lands a nice short elbow.
Joker passes the guard and advances to mount!
Joker breaks from Man's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Man is looking to improve his position but Joker isn't that keen on the idea.
Man sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.#SUB#
Man is defending against the submission attempts here by Joker.
#SUB#
Joker seems to be working for a kimura but Man defends the submission attempt.#T3##SUB#
Man is defending against the submission attempts here by Joker.
Man is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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. Joker connects with a nice short shot to Man's temple.
Man is trying to get back to full guard.
Joker winds up and cracks Man with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Man is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Joker's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Joker's back!
Joker covering up well under a series of strikes from Man.
Man scores with punches and elbows.
Joker is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
#T4#
Man avoiding Joker 's attempts to control his hands.
Man controlling well, preventing Joker from escaping the position.
#SUB2#
Man is looking for the choke from the back position but Joker is controlling his hands well. #SUB2#
Man working for a choke but Joker reverses nicely into Man 's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Joker chips away with some ground and pound.#SUB2#
Man looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Man keeping moving, preventing Joker from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Joker dominated that round.
That's time! Joker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Man shoots in for a double leg but Joker sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Man moves out of range of the body kick.
Mr Joker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A solid body kick from Joker.
Joker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Man shoots in for a takedown but Joker shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mr Joker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Joker is predictable there #TD2#
and Man counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Joker! #ES#
Joker bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joker throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Man's waist but Man gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Joker off to one side. #CL2#
Man closes the distance and pushes Joker back into the cage.
Man goes for a takedown in the clinch but Joker prevents it.
Mr Joker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Skeng Man.#TD#
Joker successfully pulls guard.
#T1#
Man wants to pass the guard but Joker is keeping the position.
Man landing with the ground and pound.
Man trying to move into half guard but instead Joker has managed to sweep!#REVR#
Man keeping moving, preventing Joker from controlling successfully.
Man can't keep his opponent in guard - Joker advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Man is refusing to be controlled, as Joker sits in half guard.
Joker drops an elbow to the side of Man's head.
Joker takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#SUB2#
Man looking for submissions off his back.#T2#
Joker passes to full mount!
Joker tries to control but Man wriggling away.
Mr Joker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Joker blocks Man's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Man sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Man tries to get to full guard but Joker has control of the leg.
Man is still trying to improve position.
Joker lands with a punch from half guard.
Joker is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Man wants to get back to full guard.#T3#
Man slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Joker lands a couple of digs.
Joker working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #SUB#
Joker thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Man working for a triangle but Joker defends it easily.
#SUB2#
Man is looking for a triangle but Joker pushes his legs off easily.
Man is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Joker is trying to stand up here but Man is controlling him well. #SUB2#
Joker is defending against the submission attempts here by Man.
#T4##SUB2#
Man is working for a kimura but Joker is defending it quite comfortably.
Joker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Man can do to turn this around?
Joker is trying to get back to full guard.
Man misses with a head shot. Joker uses the momentum to regain guard.
Joker wants to sweep here but Man controlling him for the moment.
Joker can't keep his opponent in guard - Man advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Joker dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
#R3#
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Man is defended easily by Joker.
Joker feinted with a counter takedown.
Man tries to clinch but Joker moves out of range.
Man tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Joker swivels and escapes.
Joker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Man manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Joker throws a sloppy head kick #TD2#
and Man counters with a nice double leg into side control. Joker won't be happy with that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An elbow from Man crashes against the mat.
Joker sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.#SUB2#
Man is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Joker doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Man.
Man with the ground and pound but Joker uses the opportunity to regain guard. #T1#
Man sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Joker's guard.
Joker wants to get back to his feet.
#SUB2#
Man is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Joker is just riding it out for now. Man eventually gives up the hold. #SUB2#
Man is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Joker is just riding it out for now. Man eventually gives up the hold.
Joker avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Man. #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.#SUB2#
Man is working for a submission of some sort.
Man not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Man is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Joker reverses the position - he's now on top in Man's guard.
Man tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Our spies down at at CHRISTOPHERS MMA inform us that Man has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?#SUB2#
Man is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB2#
Man working for a triangle but Joker defends it easily.
#T3##SUB2#
Man is looking to cinch up a triangle. Joker throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Man's body to avoid the submission. Man has instead reached around Joker's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Man arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Skeng Man!
An out of breath and clearly excited Skeng Man thanked Urban Fighter for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
Mr Joker was interviewed post fight and said 'HahaHAAhaaHha haHAhahaHA haha ha Hahaaha ha ha... haHa.. HA!'.
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Event:
gc 174
Date: Nov 04, 2017 |
#R1#
Joker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burns manages to avoid it.
Burns half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Joker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burns.
Joker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burns drops down looking for a counter takedown but Joker sprawls and moves away.
Mr Joker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joker lands a nice hook to Burns's body. Burns takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Joker tries to close the distance and clinch but Burns swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A cross from Joker lands.
Joker throws a hook to the side of Burns's head but Burns sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Burns swats away the attempt to clinch by Joker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Joker shoots and misses #TD#
and Burns counters with a nice double leg into guard. #T1#
Burns wants to control from the top but Joker keeps moving. #SUB2#
Joker looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Burns wants to control from the top but Joker keeps moving.
Burns controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Burns wants to control from the top but Joker keeps moving. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SUB2#
Joker had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Burns defends it easily.
Burns wants to control from the top but Joker keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Joker scores with the left hand. Burns knows he should have avoided that one.
Burns connects with a solid leg kick.
Burns takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Burns throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Joker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burns.
Joker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Burns appears to be looking for a counter takedown.#T3#
Burns cracks Joker with a good jab.
Burns looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice cross by Joker.
Joker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Burns stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Burns takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Joker tries to grapple but his opponent circles #TD#
so Burns counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Burns trying to control the position from guard on top but Joker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burns stands and throws Joker's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Burns is looking to take a break and control but Joker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T4##SUB#
Burns tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Burns happy to just control the position for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joker sneaks back into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mr Joker will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Burns misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Joker.
Joker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Joker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burns.
Burns takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Joker scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Joker closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Burns displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Joker throws out the jab.
Burns tries to counter with a takedown but Joker is quick to defend against it.
Joker scores with a jab.
Joker scores with a nice right hand.
Joker throws a right hand that misses
#TD#
and Burns counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#SUB2#
Joker working for a triangle but Burns defends it easily.
Joker controlling the position.#T1#
Burns stopping the sweep attempt from Joker.#SUB2#
Joker had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Burns defends it easily.#SUB#
Burns drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Joker dives on top into guard.#REVB#
Joker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Joker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Burns works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Burns controls Joker momentarily but Joker frees himself. #SUB#
Joker avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Joker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T2#
Joker looking to pass the guard.
Joker is still trying to improve position.
Burns preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #SUB#
Burns working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Joker doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Joker manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Burns tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Burns holds on and takes a little breather.
Joker looking to sit in guard and control but Burns gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR##T3#
Burns passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Burns is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Joker will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Joker is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joker trying to hold on to Burns's head to control him but Burns postures up.
Joker moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#SUB2#
Joker is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Burns is aware though and is defending well.#T4##SUB2#
Joker throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Burns trying to control but Joker is working from the bottom.
Burns passes Joker's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Burns trying to control from half guard but Joker is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joker trying to get back to full guard but Burns takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Joker bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!#SUB#
Burns had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Joker defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Joker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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#
Joker's jab looks to have found its range, popping Burns under the eye.
Joker has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Joker misses with a takedown attempt #TD#
and Burns counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Joker is in trouble now - Burns has advanced to mount!
Burns avoids the attempt from Joker to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns manages to capitalize on a mistake by Joker to take his back!#T1#
Joker tries to roll but Burns sticks to his back.
Joker is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Burns.
#SUB#
Burns is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Joker has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here. #SUB#
Joker preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Burns. #SUB#
Joker preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Burns.
Brian Burns has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Joker tries to escape the position.
#SUB#
Joker won't enjoy being in this position. Burns looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Joker is tapping - it's over boys! Burns picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Brian Burns!
A victorious Brian Burns thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Mr Joker had this to say: 'HahaHAAhaaHha haHAhahaHA haha ha Hahaaha ha ha... haHa.. HA!'.
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Event:
Gc 169
Date: Sep 30, 2017 |
#R1#
Joker on the wrong end of a nice hook.#CUT2#
It looks like Mr Joker has been cut.
Joker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bale.
Some wild striking there from Bale.
Joker lands a jab to the head.
Joker misses with a hook.
Bale 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.
Bale throws a jab but it's blocked by Joker.
Bale throws a left and a right that both miss
and Joker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bale plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Joker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bale.
Joker moves away from the strike by Bale.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#TD#
Joker dives in and scores a takedown into Bale's guard.
Joker wants to control from the top but Bale keeps moving.
Joker trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Bale manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVB#
Joker has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Bale has passed into side control.
#T1#
Bale wants to stand but Joker has his arm trapped.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bale controls the position from side control.
Bale tries to stand but Joker is controlling his head. #T2#
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.
Joker is trying to get back to half guard.
Joker is working hard here to advance position.
Bale wants to stand but Joker has his arm trapped. #T3#
Joker can't do much from the bottom here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Joker is looking for a sweep.
Joker wants to control but Bale postures up.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Joker shoots in and drives through. Bale sprawls well.
Bale looks to land a combination but Joker avoids it well.
Bale cracks Joker with an open hand slap.#CUT2#
Mr Joker's cut is getting worse.#TD#
Joker is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bale's half guard.
Joker scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Joker lands strikes from half guard.#T4#
Joker throwing shots but Bale is blocking nicely.
Bale is looking to improve his position.
Joker slips a nice elbow through Bale's hands, connecting with Bale's forehead.
Bale avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Joker.
Joker trying to control from half guard but Bale is working away.
Joker misses with a head shot. Bale uses the momentum to regain guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#ES2#
Bale has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Joker is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Joker slows down the pace here.
Bale wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Bale dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mr Joker's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Joker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bale was well out of range. Poor timing from Joker.
Joker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Joker has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bale.
A left lands for Bale.
Bale defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Joker.
Bale rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Joker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bale just misses with a punch to the body.
Bale waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Joker.
Joker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Joker lands with a cross.
Joker lands a jab to Bale's midsection.
Joker goes for a double leg but Bale avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bale continues to drive forward.
Joker is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bale sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Joker. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Joker closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bale to the mat! Bale manages to get full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joker postures up.
Bale keeping full guard, as Joker tries to pass.
Joker trying to control the position from guard on top but Bale is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1#
Bale wants to sweep here but Joker controlling him for the moment.
Bale manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Joker manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Joker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tony Bale has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bale tries to stand but Joker is controlling from the bottom. #SUB#
Joker escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bale gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bale is looking to stand up but Joker won't let him.
Bale keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Joker's head.
Joker has a closed guard, preventing Bale from standing up.
We've been hearing good reports from Joker'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.
Joker 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.#SUB#
Joker is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Joker is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T3#
Joker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.#KD2#
Bale cracks Joker with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Joker looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Bale finish him?
Joker just misses with a punch to the body.
Bale throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Joker. #CL2#
Joker gets tackled into the cage by Bale. Bale maintains the clinch.
Joker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Joker lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#BC2#
Bale breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Joker is looking to wear down Bale with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bale connects with a good right hand that stumbles Joker. Joker circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#CUT2#
Mr Joker's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Joker scores with a hook to the body. Bale takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bale moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bale has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#KD2#
Bale feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Joker sprawling to the canvas! Joker rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Bale finish him?!
#ROC2#
Joker is rocked!#CUT2#
Jeez, Mr Joker's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Bale weaves into range and cracks Joker right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Joker goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Bale is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tony Bale!
In his post fight interview, Tony Bale started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
In defeat, Mr Joker stepped up to the mic, saying 'HahaHAAhaaHha haHAhahaHA haha ha Hahaaha ha ha... haHa.. HA!'.
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Event:
RS 144 Go Get It
Date: Aug 26, 2017 |
#R1#
Noel looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Noel throws a poor cross that misses
and Joker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Joker has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Joker there as he acknowledges the shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Noel scores with a four punch combination!#TD#
Joker throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Noel tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Joker is in Noel's guard.#SUB2#
Noel isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Joker stacks Noel on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Joker!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Noel is being controlled here.
Joker trying to control the position but Noel is working away.
Noel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Noel is trying to escape the position but Joker is controlling the position.
We've been hearing good reports from Joker'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.
Noel is looking for a sweep.
Joker is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Joker lands a decent elbow from side control. #T1#
Joker trying to control the position but Noel is working away.
Noel takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Joker trying to control the position but Noel is working away.
Noel looking for a sweep but Joker has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Joker scoring with strikes but Noel is staying in there.
Noel wants to hold on but Joker pushes him away.
Joker working the ground and pound effectively.
Noel is trying desperately to improve position.
Noel taking shots to the head. #T2#
Joker working Noel over with strikes here.
Joker controlling the pace for now.
Joker connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
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!
Noel is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joker lands a heavy elbow.
Joker scoring with strikes but Noel is staying in there.
Joker landing strikes from the mount and Noel is in trouble! #ROC#
Noel is rocked!
Noel is trying to escape the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joker with shots to the head and body - Noel looks very uncomfortable down there.
Noel is still in real trouble! Can Joker finish him?
Joker postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Noel badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Joker around the waist but Joker pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Joker is the winner by TKO! Joker jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mr Joker!
A relieved looking Mr Joker thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
GK 139 Fresh Blood
Date: Jul 22, 2017 |
#R1#
Glass misses with a looping right.
Joker fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Glass lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Joker takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
#CUT2#
It looks like Mr Joker has been cut.
Glass throws a front kick aimed at Joker's knee but Joker avoids it well.
Glass pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Joker cracks Glass with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Glass .
Joker checks a low kick from Glass .
Joker checks the leg kick nicely there.
Joker connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Glass momentarily.
Joker goes for a double leg but Glass avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Glass continues to drive forward.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joker takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Glass throws a head kick that misses.
Glass avoids the body shot from Joker.
Joker takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Glass connects with a leg kick. Joker looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Good work by Joker as he checks the leg kick.
Glass has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Glass there as he acknowledges the shot.#T1#
Glass misses the jab.
Glass fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Joker checks it well. #TD#
Glass tries to sprawl but Joker drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Joker trying to mount his opponent but Glass defends it.
Joker wants to control but Glass is keeping him busy.
Joker wants to free his trapped foot but Glass is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Glass is trying is best to control the position here. #T2#
Joker drops an elbow to the side of Glass 's head.
Joker throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Glass tries to get to full guard but Joker has control of the leg.
Joker looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Glass trying to control from the bottom.
Joker throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Joker passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Glass !
Joker misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Glass is looking to improve his position but Joker isn't that keen on the idea.#T3#
Joker with the ground and pound from mount. #ROC#
Glass is rocked!
Joker controlling from mount.
Glass is still in real trouble! Can Joker finish him?
Joker cracks Glass with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mr Joker!
Mr Joker thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Kevin Glass was interviewed post fight and said 'you win or you learn.'.
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Event:
GK 133 - Mencken vs Guedes
Date: Jun 11, 2017 |
#R1#
Joker throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Escobar's waist but Escobar gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Joker off to one side.
Joker slips a straight right by Escobar.
Joker dives in and grabs Escobar's left leg, looking for a takedown. Escobar pushes down on Joker's head and hops out.
Escobar throws a solid leg kick but Joker takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Escobar.
Escobar swinging wildly here.
Joker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Escobar.
A countering left hand to the body from Joker misses.
Joker shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Braulio Escobar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Joker.
Escobar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#CL#
Escobar clinches up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Joker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Escobar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Escobar has a couple of punches blocked by Joker.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Joker drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Escobar gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar fails to land.
Escobar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Escobar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T1#
Escobar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Joker can't get the takedown.
Joker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Escobar.
Joker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar fails to land.
Escobar definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Joker throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Joker fails to land.
Joker is pushing Escobar up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Joker prevents a body shot from Escobar.
Escobar swings wildly with an uppercut but Joker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escobar prevents the takedown attempt.
Joker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Joker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Joker looking for a takedown.
A head punch on the inside from Joker fails to land.
Escobar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Joker is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.#T2#
Escobar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Joker lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Escobar.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Escobar.
Escobar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Joker's elbow.
Joker tries to work over Escobar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Escobar. #TD2#
Joker has picked Escobar up - he's going for a ride! Joker dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.#ES#
Escobar manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Joker keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Joker misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar fails to land.
Joker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Escobar's elbow.
Escobar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Escobar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Come on Joker - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Joker is looking for a takedown.
Joker is looking for a takedown.
Joker tries to work over Escobar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Escobar.#T3#
Escobar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Joker wants to take the fight to the mat but Escobar manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Escobar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Joker holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Joker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Escobar's elbow.
Escobar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Joker drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Escobar gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Escobar gets through Joker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Escobar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #CUT#
It looks like Mr Joker has been cut.
Joker has a couple of punches blocked by Escobar.
Escobar lands a left hand.
Escobar lands with a right to the head.
Joker lands a left hand.
Joker tries a body shot but Escobar blocks it.
Escobar lands an uppercut.
Escobar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Escobar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Joker has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Escobar after a bit of a struggle. #T4#
Escobar has a couple of punches blocked by Joker.
Escobar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Joker looks winded!
Escobar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Joker or not.
A short right from Escobar on the inside.
Escobar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Escobar presses Joker against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Escobar.
Escobar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Escobar misses with a punch on the inside.
Joker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Joker has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Escobar seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Joker can turn it around.
Escobar lands with a short shot to the head.
Joker lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Escobar.
Escobar misses with the head strike.
Joker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#KD#
Escobar drops Joker onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Joker is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!#ROC#
Joker is rocked!#CUT#
That has opened up Mr Joker's cut even more.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Joker.
Joker is still on wobbly legs! Can Escobar finish him?
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Escobar.
Escobar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Joker is trying to stall.
Joker seems to have recovered his senses.
Joker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Braulio Escobar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mr Joker's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Joker shoots in for a takedown but Escobar shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Escobar fails to land with a series of punches.
Escobar throws a body shot but no joy.
Joker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.#CL#
Escobar has taken the fight to the clinch.
Braulio Escobar has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Escobar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jokers head.
Joker is looking to take this one to the mat.
Braulio Escobar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Joker.
Joker tries to throw a body punch but Escobar avoids it by throwing Joker back against the cage.
Joker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Joker.
Joker is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Escobar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Joker swings wildly with an uppercut but Escobar uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Escobar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Joker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Escobar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Joker can do to turn this around?
Escobar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Escobar lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#T1#
Escobar tries to throw a body punch but Joker avoids it by throwing Escobar back against the cage.
Joker tries a body shot but Escobar blocks it.
Joker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Escobar's elbow.
Joker swings wildly with an uppercut but Escobar uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Escobar.
Joker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Escobar's elbow.
Joker trying to stall but Escobar improves his position.
Joker taking a breather.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Escobar.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Escobar.
Joker is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Escobar gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Joker has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Escobar avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Joker is breathing heavily.
Joker can't find room to land a body shot as Escobar controls the action.
Escobar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Joker backwards.
Joker misses with some punches.
Escobar scores with a shot to the side of Joker's head.
Joker throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar fails to land.
Joker trying to stall but Escobar improves his position.
#T2#
Joker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Joker has a couple of punches blocked by Escobar.
Escobar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Joker backwards.
Escobar digs a right hand into Joker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Joker's gas tank.
Joker blocking some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Joker.
Joker blocks an uppercut.
Joker holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Joker blocks an uppercut.
Escobar gets underhooks to prevent Joker's takedown attempt.
Joker looking to stall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Escobar.
Joker lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Escobar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Escobar stops a takedown attempt from Joker.
Joker misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joker. #KD#
Escobar drops Joker onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Joker is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Escobar misses with a short punch on the inside. #T3#
Escobar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Joker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#BC#
Escobar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Escobar misses with a low kick as Joker jumps back.
Escobar defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Joker.
Joker is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
#CUT#
The cut above Mr Joker's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Escobar closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Joker out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Braulio Escobar!
Mr Joker spoke after the fight, saying 'HahaHAAhaaHha haHAhahaHA haha ha Hahaaha ha ha... haHa.. HA!'.
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Event:
ITFL 4.2
Date: Jun 15, 2016 |
#R1##TD#
Joker feints and as Funkhouser raises his hands in defense, Joker changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.#SUB2#
Joker got a little sloppy there for a moment and Funkhouser has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Joker has managed to get both his arms back between Funkhouser's legs - danger averted.
Funkhouser looking for a sweep. Not yet Funkhouser, not yet.
Joker working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Funkhouser's head.
Funkhouser wants to sweep here but Joker controlling him for the moment. #SUB2#
Funkhouser looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Funkhouser looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Joker content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've been hearing that Joker has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.#SUB2#
Funkhouser has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Joker should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Funkhouser has tightened it up now! Joker should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Trenton Funkhouser!
Trenton Funkhouser tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
In defeat, Mr Joker stepped up to the mic, saying 'HahaHAAhaaHha haHAhahaHA haha ha Hahaaha ha ha... haHa.. HA!'.
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Event:
RCG 20:
Date: Apr 16, 2016 |
#R1#
Joker paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#CL2#
Muriel moves into the clinch.
Joker jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Muriel walks away with a smile on his face. Joker gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Joker tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Muriel defends well and Joker ends up having to push Muriel into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Muriel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Joker throws a hook to the side of Muriel's head but Muriel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by Muriel.
Joker shoots in and drives through. Muriel sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Joker. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Joker throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Muriel was covering up waiting for the punch and Joker finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Joker trying to control the position from guard on top but Muriel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Joker being controlled here momentarily.
Muriel's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Joker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T1#
Joker landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joker slips nicely into half guard.
Muriel keeping control of the position.
Muriel is refusing to be controlled, as Joker sits in half guard.
Joker tries to pass to full mount but Muriel defends it.
Joker 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.#SUB2#
Muriel looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Joker lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Joker wants to pass the guard but Muriel is defending well.
Joker thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #T2#
Joker scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Muriel wants to control but Joker is keeping busy.
Muriel preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Muriel wants to get back to full guard.
Muriel taking some punishment here, with Joker in his half guard.
Joker thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Muriel is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Muriel is in trouble now - Joker has advanced to mount!
Muriel is in a horrible position here. Joker smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Muriel is in a horrible position here. Joker smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
#T3#
Joker with good strikes from the mount here!#ROC#
Muriel is rocked!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Joker! Muriel is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mr Joker!
A very excited looking Mr Joker made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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