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Event:
CEFC Sunday Night Fights 2
Date: Jul 15, 2018 |
#R1# A big left from Vladovich misses. Blackburn is looking to counter punch. Vladovich lands a glancing blow to the side of Blackburn's head. Nice straight punches there by Blackburn. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Blackburn. Vladovich swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blackburn was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Blackburn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Blackburn lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Vladovich ducks under a wild hook from Blackburn. Lugh Blackburn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Vladovich misses with a straight right. Blackburn lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Blackburn lands with a nice body punch. Blackburn connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Blackburn looks to throw the jab but Vladovich is out of range. Blackburn lands a glancing blow to the side of Vladovich's head. A punch combination from Vladovich misses. Vladovich misses with a straight right. Vladovich's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Blackburn connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vladovich scrambles back to his feet. Blackburn is looking to clinch. #T1# Vladovich throws a body punch but Blackburn moves out of range. Blackburn blocks a head kick by Vladovich.
A little feinted left hand from Blackburn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Vladovich takes one on the button. Blackburn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Vladovich throws a head kick but Blackburn moves out of range.
#CL# Blackburn moves into the clinch. A frustrated look appears on Vladovich's face as he tries to break the clinch. Blackburn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Blackburn tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Vladovich smiles and moves away.
Blackburn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vladovich moves away. Vladovich misses with a left hand and Blackburn counters with a nice body shot. Vladovich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Donk. Blackburn catches Vladovich right on the button with a cross. Blackburn is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Blackburn takes a swing at Vladovich's ribcage but misses. Vladovich takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Blackburn ducks under a wild hook from Vladovich. Blackburn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vladovich sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T2# Vladovich slips under a jab from Blackburn. Vladovich swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Blackburn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vladovich. Blackburn throws a jab but it's blocked by Vladovich. Blackburn throws a good cross that connects.
Blackburn misses the jab. Vladovich throws a big counter head kick but Blackburn avoids it with no problem. Blackburn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Jab, jab by Vladovich - just one landing. Vladovich slips under a jab. Vladovich throws a shot from downtown. Blackburn moves away and avoids it. Blackburn scores with a nice strike. Blackburn thuds a left hand into Vladovich's body. Vladovich slips a jab from Blackburn. Vladovich throws a right hand that misses
and Blackburn counters with a lovely shot to the body. Vladovich circles away from the clinch attempt and Vladovich cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T3# Blackburn scores with a shot to the body.
Vladovich walks into a straight right hand from Blackburn. Vladovich rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Blackburn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Blackburn jabs at Vladovich's body. Blackburn swings widly with a right hand
and Vladovich counters with a nice uppercut. Blackburn staying out of range there. An attempted straight right counter from Blackburn misses the target. Vladovich misses with an uppercut. Vladovich tries a head kick but it misses.
Blackburn loads up on a big right hand but Vladovich slips the punch. Blackburn avoids the head kick by Vladovich.
Blackburn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vladovich. Blackburn connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. A jab from Vladovich misses. Blackburn slips under a jab from Vladovich.#T4# We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Blackburn lands a glancing blow to the side of Vladovich's head. Blackburn uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Vladovich has time to react. Blackburn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Blackburn keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
#ROC# Vladovich is rocked! Vladovich throws a jab when Blackburn was well out of range. Vladovich is still on wobbly legs! Can Blackburn finish him? Vladovich throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Blackburn. Vladovich seems to have recovered his senses. Vladovich pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blackburn defending well as Vladovich loads up on a big left hand. An attempted straight right counter from Blackburn misses the target.#CL# Vladovich tries to keep at a distance but Blackburn has taken the fight into the clinch. Blackburn prevents Vladovich from breaking the clinch. Vladovich working aggressively here.
#BC2# Vladovich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Blackburn digs a good body shot into Vladovich's ribs. Vladovich lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Vladovich takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Vladovich looks to land a left hand but Blackburn moved out of range nicely. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lugh Blackburn dominated that round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. #R2# Vladovich throws a head kick that misses. Blackburn scores with a jab to the jaw. Vladovich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blackburn. No joy there for Vladovich, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blackburn takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Vladovich displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blackburn throws out the jab. Despite the aggression on Vladovich's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. Vladovich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Blackburn just misses with a punch to the body.
Blackburn scores with a jab to the head.
Vladovich misses with a head kick.
Blackburn avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Blackburn slips under a jab. A jab from Vladovich finds it's way through Blackburn's defenses. Vladovich misses with a series of wild punches.
Blackburn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vladovich can do to turn this around?#T1# Blackburn works Vladovich's body with a nice hook. Vladovich misses with the combination.
Vladovich throws a head kick that misses. Vladovich on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice uppercut there from Blackburn. Blackburn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Vladovich on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Blackburn fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vladovich on the side of the head. Blackburn scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vladovich in his tracks. Vladovich throws a head kick that misses. Vladovich pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slow jab from Blackburn misses its intended target. A little jabbing left from Vladovich on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Blackburn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Blackburn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vladovich.#T2# Vladovich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blackburn sees it coming and avoids it easily.#CL# Blackburn rushes Vladovich and presses him up against the cage. Vladovich has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Vladovich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vladovich is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#BC2# Vladovich escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vladovich 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. Blackburn takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vladovich walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Vladovich takes a shot right to the bread basket. Blackburn throws a hook to the side of Vladovich's head but Vladovich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#CL# Blackburn gets a clinch. A short left from Vladovich. #BC2# Vladovich breaks the clinch.
Blackburn scores with a jab. Blackburn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vladovich cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Blackburn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vladovich.
Blackburn jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T3# Blackburn misses the shot to the body. Vladovich swings widly with a right hand
#CL# and Blackburn holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Blackburn pushes Vladovich back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Vladovich is trying to push Blackburn away but Blackburn has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#BC2# Vladovich manages to break the clinch.
Blackburn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vladovich. Vladovich looks to land a body kick but Blackburn moved away. A decent looking cross lands there for Vladovich. Blackburn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Vladovich looks to land a left hand but Blackburn moved out of range nicely. Vladovich misses with a straight right. Blackburn takes a swing at Vladovich's ribcage but misses. Blackburn tries to clinch and Vladovich counters with a straight right hand. Blackburn misses with a left hand and Vladovich counters with a big head kick but Blackburn shrugs it off. Blackburn looks to score with a jab to the body but Vladovich is just out of range. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Blackburn connects with a crisp jab. #T4# A looping hook to the body misses from Blackburn. Vladovich does a little dance to reset his feet. Vladovich throws an off balance right hand
enabling Blackburn to counter with a crisp jab. Vladovich walks into a left hand. Vladovich throws a hook but Blackburn blocks it. Blackburn connects with a crisp jab. Blackburn misses with a body shot
and Vladovich cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Blackburn fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Vladovich to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Vladovich looks to clinch but Blackburn throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Vladovich taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Lugh Blackburn!
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Event:
CEFC Sunday Night Fights
Date: Jun 24, 2018 |
#R1##CL2# Hunt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vladovich, pushing him back against the cage. Hunt is working Vladovich over against the cage. Hunt slows down the pace here.
Hunt misses with the head strike.
Hunt misses with a knee to the head. Vladovich is trying to break the clinch but Hunt has him pressed against the cage. Hunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hunt obliges. Vladovich lands a nice uppercut. Vladovich 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. Hunt looking to throw knees to the head but Vladovich is blocking nicely.
#BC# Vladovich breaks from the clinch.
Vladovich swinging wildly here.
Hunt throws a head kick that Vladovich semi-blocks.
#TD2# Hunt scores with a takedown into Vladovich's guard. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Hunt trying to control but Vladovich is working from the bottom. Hunt might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Vladovich haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.#T1# Vladovich is trying to keep Hunt in close.
Hunt content to stall in guard here. Hunt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Vladovich 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. Vladovich not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hunt tries to free his leg and advance position but Vladovich is retaining full guard. Hunt wants to control from the top but Vladovich keeps moving. #REF3# The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T2# A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Vladovich missing with a left hand there. Hunt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Vladovich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Vladovich with a hook. Hunt takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Hunt tries to move into range but Vladovich moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Hunt wants to clinch. Vladovich walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hunt. Vladovich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hunt avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Vladovich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Vladovich pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Hunt fails with the takedown. Vladovich stuffs the takedown attempt from Hunt. Hunt gets slowly back to his feet. #T3# Hunt misses with the combination.
#CL2# Hunt has Vladovich up against the cage in a clinch.
#BC# Vladovich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2# The fight moves into the clinch position. Hunt working aggressively here.
Hunt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #BC# Vladovich breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vladovich misses with a straight right. Hunt takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Hunt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vladovich. Hunt is looking to clinch but Vladovich is avoiding it.
#CL2# Hunt has managed to clinch.
Hunt pushes Vladovich back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. #T4# Hunt lands a shot to the body.#BC# Vladovich manages to break the clinch.
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!#TD2# Hunt closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Vladovich to the mat! Vladovich manages to get full guard. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Hunt preventing the sweep. Hunt controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. Hunt wants to pass the guard but Vladovich is keeping the position. Hunt must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Vladovich can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hunt controls the pace. Vladovich wants to sweep here but Hunt controlling him for the moment. Hunt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vladovich swivels though and keeps the full guard. Vladovich not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Phol Hunt will probably get the nod. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. #R2# Hunt darts in trying to clinch and Vladovich counters with a straight right hand. Vladovich looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.#CL2# Hunt closes the distance and pushes Vladovich back into the cage.#BC# Vladovich breaks from the clinch.
Vladovich lands a slapping body shot.
Hunt tries to clinch but Vladovich moves out of range. Vladovich was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Hunt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vladovich. Hunt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#CL2# Hunt clinches. Vladovich is trying to break free. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Vladovich wants to break free but Hunt has control.
#BC# Vladovich's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Hunt tries to clinch but Vladovich is having none of it. Hunt takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Vladovich swinging wildly here.
#T1# Hunt goes for a double leg but Vladovich avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Vladovich continues to drive forward. Vladovich throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Hunt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vladovich circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hunt tries to clinch but Vladovich is having none of it. #CL2# Hunt moves into the clinch. Hunt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. A frustrated look appears on Vladovich's face as he tries to break the clinch. Phol Hunt seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. A short left from Hunt. #BC# Vladovich escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vladovich blocks the body kick.
Vladovich went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.#CL2# Vladovich gets tackled into the cage by Hunt. Hunt maintains the clinch. Hunt lands on the inside with an uppercut. #BC# Vladovich's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Hunt fails with an attempt to clinch.
#CL2# Hunt clinches. Vladovich is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Hunt digs a right hand underneath Vladovich's ribcage. Vladovich let out a lung full of air as it connected.#T2# Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A battle for position here, against the cage. Hunt misses with a hook to the ribs.
#BC# Vladovich breaks the clinch.
Vladovich avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hunt with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vladovich to score with a decent uppercut. Hunt misses with a takedown attempt - Vladovich sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Hunt blocks a jab. Hunt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hunt tries to clinch but Vladovich moves out of range. Vladovich lands a nice hook to Hunt's body. Hunt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Grigor Vladovich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL2# Hunt rushes Vladovich and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Hunt crunches a lovely knee into Vladovich's ribcage. Hunt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Hunt scores with a shoulder strike. #T3# Hunt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vladovich can't break the clinch.
Hunt is trying to maintain a safe position but Vladovich gets an underhook and turns Hunt into the cage. Hunt is leaning against Vladovich and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Hunt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Hunt lands with a light punch inside. Vladovich working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vladovich. #BC# Vladovich's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Hunt throws a nice inside leg kick. #CL2# Hunt moves into the clinch. Hunt is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vladovich is keeping busy. Hunt looking to stall.
Vladovich misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hunt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vladovich avoids it.#BC# Vladovich breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vladovich swats him away and circles back towards the center. #T4##CL2# Hunt moves into the clinch. Hunt throws a head punch that misses. Hunt prevents a body shot from Vladovich. Hunt scores with an uppercut up the middle. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Vladovich pushes Hunt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vladovich has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Vladovich scores with a nice hook to the head. Vladovich tries to throw a body punch but Hunt avoids it by throwing Vladovich back against the cage. Vladovich wants to break free but Hunt has control.
Hunt has Vladovich pressed against the cage, preventing Vladovich from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Vladovich tries to throw a body punch but Hunt avoids it by throwing Vladovich back against the cage. #BC# Vladovich's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Hunt is looking to clinch. #CL2# Hunt gets a clinch. Vladovich is trying to force a seperation but Hunt has the dominant position. Hunt lands a nice uppercut. Hunt prevents Vladovich from breaking the clinch. Hunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Phol Hunt will probably get the nod - 10:9. 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# Vladovich throws a jab when Hunt was well out of range. Vladovich loads up on a big right hand but Hunt slips the punch.#CL2# Hunt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Hunt with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Vladovich is trying to break the clinch but Hunt has him pressed against the cage. Hunt blocks an uppercut.
Hunt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Vladovich's face as he tries to break the clinch. #BC# Vladovich breaks from the clinch.
#CL2# Hunt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. A short body shot lands from Hunt as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Vladovich fails to land. Hunt missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vladovich creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Vladovich softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Hunt tries to land a knee to the head but Vladovich blocks with his arms.
Hunt misses with a short punch on the inside. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Vladovich has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#BC# Vladovich breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hunt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T1# Hunt tries to clinch but Vladovich is having none of it. Grigor Vladovich is winning the standup battle so far. Hunt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vladovich. Despite the aggression on Hunt's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. Hunt fails in his attempt to clinch. Hunt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Hunt staying out of range there. Vladovich digs a good hook to Hunt's body.
Vladovich leaves Hunt with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. No luck with that takedown attempt from Hunt. #CL2# Hunt has Vladovich up against the cage in a clinch.
Hunt lands with a short shot to the head. Hunt lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
#T2##BC# Vladovich breaks from the clinch.
A punch combination from Hunt misses. Vladovich misses with a wild body shot. #CL2# Hunt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vladovich, pushing him back against the cage. Vladovich wants to break free but Hunt has control.
Vladovich is trying to break free.#BC# Vladovich breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Hunt slips under a jab. Vladovich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Hunt darts in trying to clinch and Hunt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Vladovich throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Phol Hunt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Vladovich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Vladovich.#TD2# Hunt scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Vladovich is trying to escape the position but Hunt is controlling the position. #T3##SU2# Hunt stands up. Hunt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hunt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vladovich looks to land a right hand but Hunt moved out of range. Hunt throws a counter combo. Hunt is looking to clinch but Vladovich is avoiding it.
Vladovich waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hunt. Hunt avoids the body shot from Vladovich.
Jab from Vladovich. Vladovich rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hunt counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Hunt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vladovich manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Hunt shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vladovich defends it nicely. Grigor Vladovich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phol Hunt.#T4# Hunt fails in his attempt to clinch. Hunt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL2# The fight moves into the clinch position. Grigor Vladovich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Hunt slows down the pace here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Hunt scores with a nice hook to the head. Hunt working aggressively here.
Hunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Vladovich. Hunt prevents Vladovich from breaking the clinch. Vladovich tries to throw a body punch but Hunt avoids it by throwing Vladovich back against the cage. Vladovich throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunt. Hunt scores with a shoulder strike. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Hunt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Phol Hunt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Vladovich can't find room to land a body shot as Hunt controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Phol Hunt. I've got Hunt winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30 Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30 Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phol Hunt! A pretty intense looking Phol Hunt took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Event:
CEFC Fight Night 226
Date: Jun 07, 2018 |
#R1# Vladovich stalks Rolla and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rolla's face. Rolla staggers backwards, shaken. Vladovich keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rolla. Rolla uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vladovich. Vladovich throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#CL# Rolla closes the distance and pushes Vladovich back into the cage. Rolla lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Rolla scores with a nice hook to the head. Nice body punch from Rolla - that landed with a thud.
Rolla blocking some punches.
Vladovich misses with a hook from the clinch. Rolla dodges an elbow strike from Vladovich.
Rolla blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vladovich misses with a short punch on the inside. I was talking to Rolla's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. A right handed body shot lands from Rolla.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Rolla stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Vladovich throws a head punch that misses. A head punch on the inside from Vladovich fails to land. Vladovich creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Vladovich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T1# Rolla scores with an uppercut up the middle. Rolla avoiding damage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. The referee is keeping an eye on Rolla - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
#BC# Rolla breaks the clinch.
Rolla uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vladovich. Rolla misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vladovich.
Vladovich looks to land a left hand but Rolla moved out of range nicely. Vladovich misses the jab. Rolla moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Rolla throws a body shot but no joy. Vladovich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Vladovich swings widly with a right hand
#KD# and Rolla counters with a right hand that sends Vladovich tumbling to the canvas! Can Rolla finish him? He dives into Vladovich's guard looking to do just that!#ROC# Vladovich is rocked! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Rolla postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Vladovich is still in real trouble! Can Rolla finish him?#T2# Rolla sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Vladovich's guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#ES2# Vladovich makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work! Vladovich misses with an uppercut
and Rolla counters with a right hand from hell and Vladovich is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ronnie Rolla! After winning the bout, Ronnie Rolla thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
CEFC 289
Date: May 19, 2018 |
#R1# Vladovich ducks under a wild hook from Mac. Vladovich connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Mac with a nice cross. Vladovich's corner calls for a 1-2. Vladovich obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Vladovich lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Vladovich throws a body kick that misses. Nice defenses there by Mac. Mac throwing a counter right hand but Vladovich manages to avoid it. Vladovich uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mac. Mac slips under a jab. Mac takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Vladovich throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Mac throws a leg kick and Vladovich counters with a nice uppercut. Mac keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mac misses the shot to the body. Mac drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#ROC2# Mac is rocked! Mac throws a right and a left that Vladovich avoids nicely. Oh Mac is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Mac throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vladovich scores with a counter punch that sends Mac to the canvas! Vladovich smells blood - he's punishing Mac with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Mac has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grigor Vladovich! Grigor Vladovich decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
CEFC Live 53
Date: May 03, 2018 |
#R1# Vladovich misses with a wild combination.
Butikol steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Vladovich. Vladovich misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
#CL2# Butikol clinches up with Vladovich and pushes him back against the cage. Butikol lands an elbow that stopped Vladovich in his tracks for a moment. Vladovich blocks the elbow strike.
A short left from Vladovich. Butikol working some nice short punches in the clinch. Vladovich lands a shot to the body. Vladovich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#TD# Vladovich gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Butikol regains guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Vladovich wants to control from the top but Butikol keeps moving. Vladovich landing some decent shots from guard. Vladovich working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Vladovich trying to control the position from guard on top but Butikol 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. Vladovich working some strikes from top position.#T1# Vladovich is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #SUB2# Vladovich avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Vladovich advances to half guard. Vladovich working over Butikol with some ground and pound. Butikol looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Butikol is looking for a sweep. Vladovich is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Butikol on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. #SUB# Vladovich is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Butikol doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Vladovich. Vladovich is trying to control the action in half guard but Butikol is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Butikol wants to get back to full guard but Vladovich has mounted him! BOOM! Vladovich connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Vladovich lands a big elbow. #ROC# Butikol is rocked! Vladovich prevents Butikol from getting the reversal. Butikol is still in real trouble! Can Vladovich finish him? Oooh a big shot lands for Vladovich! Butikol is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Grigor Vladovich! A very excited looking Grigor Vladovich made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
CEFC 283
Date: Apr 07, 2018 |
#R1# Vladovich scores with the left hand. Phoenix knows he should have avoided that one. Vladovich has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Phoenix is landing a low percentage of strikes. Phoenix swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vladovich connects with a nice looking jab.
Vladovich blocks a head kick by Phoenix.
Phoenix throws a wild body kick that Vladovich sees coming a mile off. It seemed like Vladovich was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Phoenix has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Area Six FC in the buildup to the fight. Vladovich misses with a straight right. Phoenix scores with a head kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Vladovich. That snapped Phoenix's head back.
Vladovich 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. Phoenix lands a nice looking body kick. Phoenix misses with an attempted mid kick.
Phoenix thumps Vladovich with a low kick. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Vladovich keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Phoenix tries to clinch but Vladovich is having none of it. Parker Phoenix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Phoenix throws a front kick that sends Vladovich stumbling back into the cage. Phoenix uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vladovich. It looked like Phoenix wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#CL# Phoenix pushes Vladovich up against the cage in a clinch. Phoenix lands a body punch in the clinch. Phoenix misses with a hook to the ribs.
#T1##BC# Phoenix breaks the clinch.
Vladovich shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Vladovich swats away the attempt to clinch by Phoenix. Vladovich slips a jab from Phoenix. Vladovich looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Phoenix scores with a shot to the body.
Phoenix lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Phoenix fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Vladovich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Phoenix was well out of range. Poor timing from Vladovich. Phoenix looks to land a left hand but Vladovich moved out of range nicely. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vladovich! But no joy. The fighters circle momentarily. Phoenix darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Phoenix takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Vladovich moves out of range of the body kick from Phoenix.
Vladovich feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Phoenixs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! 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! Vladovich fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Phoenix misses with an attempted mid kick.
#T2# Vladovich tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Vladovich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Phoenix slips under a jab from Vladovich. Phoenix connects with a single shot there. Phoenix with a hook. Vladovich sizes up Phoenix with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Phoenix getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Phoenix moves away from the strike by Vladovich. Phoenix scores with a punch to the head. Both fighters circling a little - Phoenix finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Phoenix rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vladovich counters with a lovely straight right hand! Phoenix scores with a hook. Vladovich's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Phoenix connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vladovich scrambles back to his feet. Vladovich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Phoenix was well out of range. Poor timing from Vladovich. Vladovich blocks a head kick by Phoenix.
Phoenix jabs at Vladovich's body.#T3# Phoenix misses with a two punch combination.
Vladovich circles away from the clinch attempt and Vladovich counters with a one-two to the body. Grigor Vladovich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Phoenix. Vladovich shrugs it off though. Phoenix throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Vladovich tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#CL# The fight moves into the clinch position. Phoenix throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Phoenix is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Phoenix can't find room to land a body shot as Vladovich controls the action.
#TD2# Vladovich pulls guard effortlessly. Phoenix trying to control the position from guard on top but Vladovich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB# Phoenix drops back, looking for a kneebar! Vladovich looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Vladovich looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Vladovich! #REVB##T4# The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Vladovich is putting a hurting on Phoenix here, landing some big shots from side control. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Vladovich lands a decent elbow from side control. Vladovich throwing strikes but missing, from side control. #SUB2# Vladovich working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. Vladovich throws an elbow but Phoenix slips to the side and avoids it well. Phoenix is looking for a sweep. Phoenix is trying to control Vladovich's posture but Vladovich avoids it. Vladovich has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Phoenix tries to get back to half guard but can't. Vladovich lands a few punches from side control. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Parker Phoenix dominated that round. That's time! Phoenix's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. #R2# Phoenix throws a sloppy body shot
and Vladovich counters with a lovely straight right hand! Vladovich avoids the head kick by Phoenix.
Phoenix moves in looking to clinch but Vladovich pushes him off. Vladovich 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. Donk. Vladovich catches Phoenix right on the button with a cross. Phoenix tries a head kick but it misses.
Phoenix scores with a head kick.
Phoenix tries to clinch but Vladovich is having none of it. Vladovich throws a nice looking combination but Phoenix bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Phoenix fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vladovich on the side of the head. Phoenix tries to clinch but Vladovich moves away and Phoenix takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Vladovich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Vladovich throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Vladovich falls off balance throwing a combination
and Phoenix counters with a straight right hand. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Phoenix lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Phoenix turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Parker Phoenix is winning the standup battle so far.#T1# Phoenix throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Vladovich paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Phoenix looks to score with a jab to the body but Vladovich is just out of range. Vladovich looks like he wants to counter punch here. A jab from Phoenix finds it's way through Vladovich's defenses. #KD2# A big head kick from Vladovich and Phoenix is sent sprawling to the canvas! #ROC2# Phoenix is rocked! The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#SUB# Phoenix throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Oh Phoenix is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Vladovich trying to control the position from guard on top but Phoenix is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Phoenix trying to control the position.
Vladovich controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. Phoenix seems to have got his legs back now.#SUB# Phoenix looking for a guillotine here but Vladovich defends easily.
#SUB# Phoenix is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Vladovich is aware though and is defending well.#T2# Vladovich landing some decent shots from guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB# Phoenix looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Vladovich scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Vladovich connects with a couple of short punches.#SUB# Phoenix is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#SUB# Phoenix is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Vladovich engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. Vladovich throws a big right hand that misses. Vladovich stays in close to Phoenix's body and controls the position. Vladovich missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #T3# Phoenix keeping moving, preventing Vladovich from controlling successfully. Grigor Vladovich has got the better of the ground game so far. Vladovich in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Vladovich wants to control from the top but Phoenix keeps moving. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vladovich accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Vladovich wants to control from the top but Phoenix keeps moving. Phoenix working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vladovich. #SUB# Phoenix working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Vladovich doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Vladovich manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB# Phoenix working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Vladovich doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Vladovich manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Vladovich preventing the sweep. Vladovich postures up and lands a big shot to Phoenix's brow. #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.#SUB# Phoenix is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Vladovich throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #SUB# Phoenix is looking for a triangle but Vladovich pushes his legs off easily.
#SUB# Phoenix looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Vladovich throws a big elbow that misses. Vladovich wants to control from the top but Phoenix keeps moving. #SUB# Phoenix is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Vladovich is aware though and is defending well. Phoenix keeping moving, preventing Vladovich from controlling successfully. Vladovich missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Vladovich postures up and lands a big shot to Phoenix's brow. Vladovich content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grigor Vladovich showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round! #R3# Phoenix shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Phoenix connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vladovich momentarily.
Phoenix is trying hard to land a takedown here. Vladovich sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Phoenix throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Vladovich throws a counter combo. Vladovich throws an off balance right hand
and Phoenix counters with a nice uppercut. Vladovich sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Phoenix fails with a takedown attempt. Vladovich throws a big shot that misses. Vladovich connects with a looping right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Vladovich moves out of range as Phoenix throws a body kick.
A jab from Vladovich misses. Phoenix tries to counter by clinching up but Vladovich breaks away and moves out of range. Phoenix misses with a jab, cross combination.
Phoenix dodges the punch combination from Vladovich.
#T1# Phoenix throws a leg kick and Vladovich counters with a stiff right hand. A jab from Phoenix does it's job there. Phoenix is looking to clinch. Vladovich raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick. Vladovich keeps the fight on the outside. Phoenix moves out of range as Vladovich strikes. Phoenix tries to clinch there but Vladovich circles away.
Phoenix uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vladovich. A big left from Vladovich misses. It looked like Phoenix was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit. Phoenix looks to clinch letting Vladovich counter with a right hand. Phoenix throws a head kick that Vladovich semi-blocks.
Vladovich avoids the body shot from Phoenix.
Phoenix looks for the body kick but Vladovich saw that one coming. Vladovich is trying to counter with his kicks. Vladovich looks to throw the jab but Phoenix is out of range. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Phoenix. Phoenix throws a sloppy head kick and Vladovich counters with a straight right hand.#T2# Vladovich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Phoenix.
Phoenix throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Vladovich throws out a counter right but Phoenix avoids it with no problem. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Phoenix looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It seemed like Vladovich was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Vladovich throws a right and a left that both miss. Vladovich avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Phoenix throws a head kick that misses and Vladovich cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Phoenix throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Vladovich connects with a good right hand that stumbles Phoenix. Phoenix circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Phoenix swings for the body but Vladovich moves out of range.
Vladovich throws a shot from downtown. Phoenix moves away and avoids it. Vladovich drops Phoenix with a naaaaasty hook - Phoenix is in real trouble here! Vladovich dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grigor Vladovich! Our winner, Grigor Vladovich, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Event:
CEFC Live 50
Date: Mar 15, 2018 |
#R1# Donnelly lands a really nice looking cross but Vladovich seems unphased.
Vladovich misses with a hook. Vladovich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Donnelly sees it coming and avoids it easily. A looping hook to the body misses from Donnelly. Vladovich does a little dance to reset his feet. Vladovich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Donnelly was well out of range. Poor timing from Vladovich. Donnelly throws a body kick despite being completely out of range and Vladovich counters with a straight right hand. Vladovich moves out of range as Donnelly throws a body kick.
Vladovich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Donnelly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Donnelly looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vladovich takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. No joy there for Donnelly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Donnelly takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Vladovich bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Donnelly's head. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Left hook, right uppercut from Donnelly. Vladovich jabbing away but nothing is landing. Donnelly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vladovich. Vladovich blocks the body kick.
Donnelly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vladovich. Vladovich blocks a head kick by Donnelly.
#T1##CL# Vladovich pushes Donnelly up against the cage in a clinch.#BC2# Donnelly manages to break the clinch.
#CL# Vladovich rushes Donnelly and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC# Vladovich manages to break the clinch.
Donnelly throws a body kick that misses. Donnelly stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Donnelly feints and then cracks Vladovich's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vladovich down. Vladovich connects with a single shot there. Brian Donnelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Vladovich misses with a straight right. Vladovich misses with a looping left. Donnelly's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Donnelly duly obliges. An inside leg kick from Vladovich misses. This has been an exciting period of action! Nice straight punches there by Donnelly. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Donnelly.#CL# The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC2# Donnelly manages to break the clinch.
Donnelly throws a sloppy head kick and Vladovich moves out of range easily. Vladovich checks a leg kick nicely. Vladovich lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. #T2# Donnelly smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. A big right from Vladovich misses. Donnelly scores with a jab to the head.
Vladovich has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Donnelly finds it's way round the side to connect with Vladovich's head. Vladovich looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Donnelly with a nice cross. Vladovich moves out of range of the leg kick from Donnelly. Vladovich tries to close the distance and clinch but Donnelly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Donnelly throws a head kick that misses. A lazy left from Donnelly finds it's target. Donnelly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vladovich. Donnelly throws a head kick that half lands.
Vladovich lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Vladovich slips a jab from Donnelly. An attempted straight right counter from Vladovich misses the target. Donnelly tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Vladovich was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Donnelly punishes Vladovich's body with a nice straight punch. Donnelly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Donnelly throws a lazy body kick and Vladovich counters with a nice uppercut. #T3# Vladovich feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Donnellys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Vladovich throws out a loose jab but Donnelly uses good head movement to avoid it. Donnelly throws a front kick aimed at Vladovich's knee but Vladovich avoids it well. Vladovich jabbing away but nothing is landing. A jab from Donnelly misses. Donnelly lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vladovich circles away quickly and effectively. Donnelly lands a high kick!
Vladovich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vladovich connects with a body shot. Donnelly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vladovich. Vladovich fires out a quick counter leg kick but Donnelly just manages to avoid it. Donnelly scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vladovich doesn't seem bothered though. Donnelly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Vladovich is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Vladovich lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. A solid leg kick lands there for Donnelly.
This has been an exciting period of action! Vladovich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Donnelly throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Vladovich stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Donnelly. Donnelly cracks Vladovich with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#T4# Nice cross by Donnelly. Vladovich connects with the punch. Donnelly scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Vladovich blocks a head kick by Donnelly.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Donnelly, right into the meat.
Donnelly blocks a jab. Vladovich misses with an uppercut. Donnelly saw that one coming. Vladovich takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Vladovich throws a head kick that misses and Donnelly counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CL# Vladovich has closed the distance and engaged Donnelly in a clinch.
Vladovich struggles to land a body shot inside as Donnelly controls his hands.
Donnelly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vladovich misses with a hook from the clinch. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Donnelly lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Vladovich fails to land. #BC2# Donnelly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. A telegraphed right hand from Vladovich misses the target. Donnelly shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Donnelly dominated that round. That's time! Vladovich's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. #R2# Vladovich looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Donnelly scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vladovich doesn't seem bothered though. Donnelly takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Brian Donnelly seems to be getting the better of the standup. Vladovich walks into a left hand. Vladovich digs a good body shot into Donnelly's ribs. Vladovich scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Vladovich throws a head kick that misses. A nice leg kick lands there from Donnelly. Vladovich is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Donnelly fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Vladovich is out of range. Donnelly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Donnelly throws a leg kick and Vladovich counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Vladovich throws a hook to the side of Donnelly's head but Donnelly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Vladovich misses with a wild combination.
Donnelly misses with a wild combination.
Vladovich swings away with a body shot that misses
and Donnelly counters with a one-two to the body. #T1# Donnelly misses with a body kick. Vladovich throws a right and a left that Donnelly avoids nicely. Donnelly lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Donnelly blocks a head kick by Vladovich.
Donnelly takes a swing at Vladovich's ribcage but misses. Donnelly connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vladovich momentarily.
Donnelly lands a leg kick that knocks Vladovich off balance momentarily. Donnelly attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. An inside leg kick from Donnelly misses. A low kick from Donnelly misses and Vladovich counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Donnelly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donnelly looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Donnelly avoids the body shot from Vladovich.
Vladovich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Donnelly manages to avoid it. Donnelly follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land. Donnelly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donnelly feints a counter leg kick. Donnelly throws a nice inside leg kick. Sloppy strikes from Donnelly. Those never looked like landing. Vladovich connects with a crisp jab. #T2# This has been an exciting period of action! Donnelly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vladovich. Donnelly let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Donnelly throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Donnelly throws a head kick but Vladovich moves out of range.
Donnelly jabbing away but nothing is landing. Vladovich catches Donnelly with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Vladovich throws a hook but Donnelly blocks it. Donnelly fakes the leg kick and cracks Vladovich in the body. Vladovich loads up on a big right hand but Donnelly slips the punch. Donnelly was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. Vladovich misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vladovich takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Donnelly misses with a head kick.
Vladovich throws a head kick but Donnelly moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Vladovich. Donnelly cracks Vladovich with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Donnelly connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Vladovich slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#T3# Nice uppercut lands for Donnelly. That snapped Vladovich's head back.
Vladovich takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Donnelly throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vladovich stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Vladovich throws a leg kick but Donnelly sees it coming and moves out of range. Donk. Vladovich catches Donnelly right on the button with a cross. Donnelly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Donnelly fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Vladovich throws a sloppy head kick and Donnelly moves out of range easily. Donnelly lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Vladovich missing with a left hand there. Donnelly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Donnelly lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Donnelly ducks under a wild hook from Vladovich. Vladovich misses with an uppercut. Donnelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vladovich walks into a left hand. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Donnelly moves out of range as Vladovich strikes.#T4# Donnelly looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Vladovich misses with a straight right. Donnelly scores with a nice strike. Donnelly misses with the combination.
Vladovich is looking to counter punch. Donnelly cracks Vladovich with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Donnelly fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Vladovich misses with a looping right. Vladovich throws a body shot but no joy. Donnelly lands a leg kick that knocks Vladovich off balance momentarily. Donnelly connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Vladovich moves out of range as Donnelly throws a body kick.
Vladovich looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Donnelly misses with a head kick.
Donnelly throws a nice inside leg kick. Vladovich connects with a crisp jab. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Donnelly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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# Vladovich throws a shot from downtown. Donnelly moves away and avoids it. The fighters circling - Donnelly throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Vladovich tries to clinch but Donnelly moves out of range. Donnelly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Donnelly staying out of range there. Donnelly on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Donnelly fails to land with a series of punches.
Donnelly tries a head kick but it misses.
Donnelly throws a looping overhand right but Vladovich ducks down to avoid it. Donnelly ducks under a wild hook from Vladovich. Donnelly listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Vladovich works Donnelly's body with a nice hook. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Vladovich moves forwards but Donnelly connects with a nice, crisp jab. Vladovich keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Vladovich misses the target. Vladovich scores with a crisp jab that stopped Donnelly in his tracks. Vladovich throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Vladovich moves out of range as Donnelly throws a body kick.
#T1# Vladovich misses with a straight right. Donnelly looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. A quick step to the side and Vladovich tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Donnelly ducks under a wild hook from Vladovich. Donnelly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vladovich. Donnelly misses with a kick to the body.
Vladovich throws a looping overhand right but Donnelly ducks down to avoid it. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Donnelly. Donnelly takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Donnelly paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Donnelly fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vladovich checks it well. Vladovich looks to land a left hand but Donnelly moved out of range nicely. Donnelly doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Donnelly throws a quick inside leg kick. Donnelly misses with a body kick. Vladovich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Donnelly was well out of range. Poor timing from Vladovich. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vladovich. Donnelly misses with a kick to the body.
#T2# Donnelly throws a wild body kick that Vladovich sees coming a mile off. Donnelly misses with a head kick.
Donnelly takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Donnelly bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Vladovich ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. A slow jab from Vladovich misses its intended target. Donnelly ducks under a wild hook from Vladovich. Vladovich wants to clinch. Brian Donnelly is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Donnelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Donnelly. Donnelly avoids the head kick by Vladovich.
Vladovich pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Vladovich tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Donnelly paws at him with a jab and circles away. Nice shot lands for Donnelly.#T3# Donnelly is looking to slow Vladovich down with leg kicks. Vladovich missing with a left hand there. Donnelly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Nice defenses there by Donnelly. Vladovich gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Both fighters circling a little - Vladovich finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Donnelly throws a sloppy head kick and Vladovich connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Donnelly swings for the body but Vladovich moves out of range.
Vladovich swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Donnelly circles away from the clinch attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vladovich. Donnelly does a little dance to reset his feet. Vladovich throws a hook but Donnelly blocks it. It seemed like Donnelly was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Donnelly throws a leg kick and Vladovich counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Jab from Vladovich. Vladovich misses with an uppercut. Donnelly saw that one coming. Vladovich takes one on the chin but seems OK.
#T4# A lazy left from Donnelly finds it's target. This has been an exciting period of action! Donnelly tries a head kick but it misses.
Donnelly misses with a body kick. Vladovich takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Grigor Vladovich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Donnelly takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. A telegraphed right hand from Donnelly misses the target. Donnelly moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Vladovich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Donnelly.
Vladovich misses with an uppercut. Donnelly goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Decent striking displayed by Vladovich there. Donnelly throws a head kick that misses. Vladovich throws out a powerful jab. Nice body punch from Vladovich. Vladovich is looking to clinch but Donnelly is avoiding it.
Vladovich lands with an overhand left. Donnelly throws a head kick but Vladovich moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Grigor Vladovich. I think Donnelly 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30 Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:30 Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Donnelly! Brian Donnelly got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Event:
PFC 17 Yamaguchi vs Date
Date: Feb 10, 2018 |
#R1# Killa throws a right hand that Vladovich ducks under and follows up with a left that Vladovich also avoids with ease. Killa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Vladovich. Killa lands a jab-cross combination. Jab by Vladovich. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vladovich. Vladovich showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Killa.
Killa is breathing heavily. A slow jab from Vladovich misses its intended target. Killa takes a jab right on the kisser.
#CUT2# It looks like Da Wrestler Killa has been cut. Vladovich lands with an overhand left. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Killa throws a series of punches but Vladovich moves out of range. Vladovich looks like he wants to counter punch here. Vladovich loads up on a big right hand but Killa slips the punch. A nice inside leg kick there by Vladovich. That's going to slow Killa down. A big left from Vladovich misses. Grigor Vladovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Killa drops his hands momentarily and Vladovich takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #ROC2# Killa is rocked! Vladovich scores with a shot to the body.
Oh Killa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#T1# Vladovich finds Killa's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Killa flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Vladovich lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Killa will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Grigor Vladovich! A victorious Grigor Vladovich thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
PFC 11 Bailey vs McGuire
Date: Jan 20, 2018 |
#R1# Tetsuo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tetsuo lands a nice hook to Vladovich's body. Vladovich takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Vladovich lands a high kick!
Tetsuo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vladovich looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit. Vladovich pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tetsuo lands a nice hook to Vladovich's body. Vladovich takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Tetsuo connects with a single shot there. Tetsuo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vladovich was well out of range. Poor timing from Tetsuo. Tetsuo swings widly with a right hand
letting Vladovich counter with a right hand. Vladovich missing with a left hand there. Tetsuo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Tetsuo was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. Vladovich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tetsuo manages to avoid it. Vladovich 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. Tetsuo stuns Vladovich with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Tetsuo ducks under a wild hook from Vladovich. Tetsuo defending well as Vladovich loads up on a big left hand. Tetsuo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Tetsuo throws a shot to the body.
Tetsuo lands with a good body shot.#T1# Tetsuo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vladovich.
Vladovich lands a head kick. Tetsuo smiles back at him and beckons him forward. A cross from Tetsuo lands. A big left from Tetsuo misses. Vladovich was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Vladovich missing with a left hand there. Tetsuo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Nice straight punches there by Tetsuo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tetsuo.#ROC2# Vladovich is rocked! Tetsuo connects with a body shot. Oh Vladovich is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Tetsuo darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Vladovich's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Tetsuo before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jurgen Tetsuo! Jurgen Tetsuo looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Karate is back! Without my karate I am nothing, this win was all thanks to my awesome karate!'.
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Event:
PFC 4- The Source
Date: Dec 23, 2017 |
#R1# Vladovich scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. No luck with that takedown attempt from Del Oeste. Vladovich swings and misses with a shot to the body and Del Oeste counters with a lovely straight right hand! Vladovich moves into range and connects with a jab. A slow jab from Del Oeste misses its intended target. Del Oeste slips under a jab. Vladovich avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vladovich misses the shot to the body. Vladovich avoids the body shot from Del Oeste.
Vladovich scores with a sloppy right hand. Del Oeste should have avoided that one. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Del Oeste throws out a loose jab but Vladovich uses good head movement to avoid it. Vladovich swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Vladovich throws a lazy right hand but Del Oeste sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Grigor Vladovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Vladovich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Del Oeste sees it coming and avoids it easily. Del Oeste tries to clinch up but Vladovich circles away and keeps his distance. Vladovich misses with a left hand and Del Oeste counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Grigor Vladovich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1# Del Oeste fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Vladovich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Del Oeste closes the distance and lands a one-two. Del Oeste connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Vladovich misses with a body shot.
Del Oeste attempts a counter takedown but Vladovich avoids it well and moves away. Vladovich gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Del Oeste throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Vladovich on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. A looping hook to the body misses from Vladovich. Del Oeste does a little dance to reset his feet. Del Oeste looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Del Oeste. That's going to take a lot out of him. Del Oeste throws a body punch but Vladovich moves out of range. Vladovich fakes the leg kick and cracks Del Oeste in the body. #T2# Vladovich throws a jab when Del Oeste was well out of range.#CL# Del Oeste drives through and clinches with Vladovich against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Vladovich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Vladovich misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vladovich lands an uppercut. Vladovich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vladovich lands a left hand that snaps the head of Del Oeste backwards. Del Oeste takes a shot to the head. Del Oeste tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Del Oeste blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vladovich. Vladovich lands with a right to the head. Vladovich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Del Oeste blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Vladovich. Del Oeste tries to score a body lock takedown but Vladovich shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Vladovich scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T3# Vladovich lands with a short head shot on the inside. Del Oeste has a couple of punches blocked by Vladovich.
Vladovich lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Vladovich lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Vladovich lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #ROC2# Del Oeste is rocked! Del Oeste tries to pull guard but Vladovich forces him back to his feet, against the cage. Del Oeste jumps guard but Vladovich stands there with Del Oeste around his waist. Del Oeste gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Vladovich - that landed with a thud.
Del Oeste blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Vladovich. Del Oeste blocks an uppercut.
Del Oeste tries to pull guard but Vladovich holds him up against the cage and eventually Del Oeste drops back down to his feet.
Vladovich misses with a punch on the inside.
Vladovich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Vladovich lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oh Del Oeste is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#T4# The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Del Oeste has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Vladovich is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Del Oeste seems to have got his legs back now. Del Oeste tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Vladovich lands a nice uppercut. Del Oeste tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Vladovich smiles and moves away.
Vladovich connects with a good right hand that stumbles Del Oeste. Del Oeste circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Vladovich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Del Oeste manages to avoid it. Vladovich avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vladovich let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Del Oeste throws a body shot but no joy. Del Oeste throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vladovich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Del Oeste was well out of range. Poor timing from Vladovich. Del Oeste throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vladovich's waist but Vladovich gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Del Oeste off to one side. Vladovich misses with a hook. Del Oeste misses with a lunging right hand
and Vladovich cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grigor Vladovich dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! #R2# Del Oeste lands with a nice body punch. Nice jab there from Del Oeste. #TD# Del Oeste shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Del Oeste showed some decent athleticism there. Vladovich wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB# Del Oeste is working for a kimura here but Vladovich manages to reverse the position and he's now in Del Oeste's guard.
Vladovich has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Del Oeste is proving hard to escape from. #T1##SU2# The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Vladovich gets to his feet. Del Oeste looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! Del Oeste throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Vladovich misses with a looping left. An attempted straight right counter from Del Oeste misses the target. Del Oeste defending well as Vladovich loads up on a big left hand. A lazy left from Del Oeste finds it's target. Del Oeste misses with a low kick as Vladovich jumps back. Del Oeste fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vladovich manages to avoid it. Del Oeste scores with a nice head shot. A big right from Vladovich misses. Del Oeste slips under a jab. Vladovich has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Vladovich throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Del Oeste counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#T2# Del Oeste cracks Vladovich with a good jab. Vladovich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vladovich scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Vladovich throws a poor cross that misses
and Del Oeste counters with a left and a right that stings Vladovich. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Vladovich scores with a crisp jab that stopped Del Oeste in his tracks. Vladovich throws a head kick but Del Oeste moves out of range.
Del Oeste takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Grigor Vladovich seems to be getting the better of the standup. Vladovich lands the left hand. Del Oeste misses with a left hand letting Vladovich counter with a right hand. A big left from Del Oeste misses. Vladovich scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Del Oeste slips under a jab. Del Oeste defending well as Vladovich loads up on a big left hand. #T3# Del Oeste dives in for a single leg takedown but Vladovich sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage. Vladovich bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Vladovich darts in and out, connecting with a jab. A head kick by Vladovich misses letting Del Oeste counter with a right hand. Del Oeste lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Del Oeste attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Vladovich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Vladovich throws an off balance right hand
letting Del Oeste counter with a right hand. Del Oeste takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Del Oeste throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Vladovich bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Del Oeste's head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Vladovich tests Del Oeste's chin there with a solid looking shot. Vladovich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#T4# Del Oeste ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Vladovich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Del Oeste moves away. Vladovich misses with a straight left. Vladovich throws a big shot that misses. Del Oeste tries to counter with a takedown but Vladovich is quick to defend against it. Del Oeste misses with a straight right. Del Oeste slips a straight right by Vladovich. Vladovich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Del Oeste seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter. Del Oeste catches Vladovich with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Del Oeste tests Vladovich's chin there with a solid looking shot. Vladovich misses with a looping left. Vladovich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Del Oeste.
Del Oeste looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Vladovich swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Grigor Vladovich will probably get the nod - 10:9. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round! #R3# Vladovich throws a hook but Del Oeste blocks it. Del Oeste is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Del Oeste moves away from the strike by Vladovich. Vladovich looks to land a left hand but Del Oeste moved out of range nicely. Del Oeste goes for a double leg but Vladovich avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Vladovich continues to drive forward. Vladovich connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Del Oeste throws a head kick but Vladovich moves out of range.
Vladovich swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Jab from Del Oeste. Vladovich lands a slapping body shot.
Vladovich throws a jab but it's blocked by Del Oeste. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Vladovich cracks Del Oeste with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Vladovich keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Del Oeste. Nice defenses there by Del Oeste. Vladovich works the jab nicely.#T1# Vladovich takes a swing at Del Oeste's ribcage but misses. Vladovich lands a nice leg kick that just misses Del Oeste's sensitive parts. Del Oeste keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vladovich misses with a hook. Del Oeste ducked under it nicely. Del Oeste tries for a takedown but Vladovich circles away easily and Vladovich counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Del Oeste looks to land a right hand but Vladovich moved out of range. Del Oeste displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vladovich throws out the jab. Vladovich scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Vladovich misses with a lunging right hand
and Del Oeste counters with a nice body shot. Vladovich moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Vladovich cracks Del Oeste with a right hand to the side of the head. Del Oeste will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Del Oeste. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T2# Del Oeste tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. A countering left hand to the body from Vladovich misses. Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Vladovich! Del Oeste is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grigor Vladovich! An out of breath Grigor Vladovich thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. Ryan Del Oeste was interviewed post fight and said 'Tomorrow I'll be back in camp training, getting better than ever. Then I will come back and show what I am really made of.'.
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Event:
2017 EVE of DESTRUCTION
Date: Dec 31, 2016 |
#R1# Vladovich throws out a powerful jab. Santos moves out of range as Vladovich strikes. Santos changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt. A big left from Santos misses. We've been informed that Santos 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. Vladovich ducks under a wild hook from Santos. Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santos throws a hook to the side of Vladovich's head but Vladovich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Santos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vladovich. Vladovich lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Santos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. A big left from Vladovich misses. Santos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vladovich. Vladovich slips a straight right by Santos. Vladovich loads up on a big right hand but Santos slips the punch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Santos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vladovich. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Santos! But no joy. Vladovich is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Santos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vladovich but Vladovich pushes him off and we're back to square one. Santos lands a glancing blow to the side of Vladovich's head.#T1# Santos misses with a hook. Vladovich ducked under it nicely. Vladovich was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#TD2# Santos scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Santos controlling from side mount. Santos working away. Vladovich is trying to escape and get back to his feet.#SUB2# Santos looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Vladovich is trying to control Santos's posture but Santos avoids it. Vladovich is looking for a sweep.#T2# Santos controls the position from side control. Santos's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige. Vladovich controls the position for a moment. Vladovich is looking to reverse the position. Vladovich is trying to control Santos's posture but Santos avoids it. Santos fails to land a wild elbow strike.
#T3# Vladovich tries to bench press Santos off him but Santos keeps the position. Vladovich is working hard here to advance position. Vladovich manages to get one leg in to regain half guard. #SUB2# Vladovich is defending against the submission attempts here by Santos.
Santos takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position. Vladovich is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at O'Brannigans MMA that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet. Vladovich avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Santos. #SUB2# Santos is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Vladovich has managed to free his arm - good work. #SUB2# Santos is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Vladovich defends it well. #T4# The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Vladovich is trying to get back to full guard. Vladovich blocking the ground and pound attempt from Santos. Vladovich trying to control here.
#REF3# The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Santos misses with a body shot.
Vladovich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santos.
Vladovich swings for the body but Santos moves out of range.
And Santos tries to counter it with a takedown but Vladovich pushes his down on his head and steps out. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Vladovich scores with a jab to the jaw. Vladovich with a hook. Vladovich misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Grigor Vladovich will probably get the nod. 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# Vladovich moves away from the strike by Santos. Santos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. A slow jab from Vladovich misses its intended target. Vladovich lands a jab to Santos's midsection.#TD2# Santos gets a takedown into half guard.#ES# Vladovich kicks off Santos and gets to his feet. #TD2# Santos looking to score a takedown here. Vladovich is defending well but Santos drives through and ends up in Vladovich's guard. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Vladovich pulls Santos in close to his closed guard and prevents Santos from doing any damage or advancing position. Vladovich is trying to control the position but Santos postures up. Santos wants to control from the top but Vladovich keeps moving. #T1# Santos stands up over Vladovich, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Santos postures up in Vladovich's guard and throws a big left but Vladovich blocks it. #SUB# Vladovich working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Santos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Santos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Vladovich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Santos's corner is telling him to maintain position. Santos tries to free his leg and advance position but Vladovich is retaining full guard. Santos works over Vladovich with some ground and pound from guard. Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Vladovich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #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. Vladovich avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Vladovich is trying to keep Santos in close.
Santos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #REF3# The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Grigor Vladovich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Vladovich takes a shot right to the bread basket. Santos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Santos misses the shot to the body. Vladovich throws out a loose jab but Santos uses good head movement to avoid it. Santos scores with a jab. Santos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vladovich throws out the jab. Vladovich on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vladovich thows a left - swing and a miss! #T3##KD2# Santos lands a big right hand that sends Vladovich crashing to the mat! Santos stays standing though and waves Vladovich back to his feet!#ROC2# Vladovich is rocked! Vladovich throws the left hand but Santos avoids the punch easily. Oh Vladovich is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Jorge Santos seems to be getting the better of the standup.#TD2# Santos shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Vladovich's guard. Santos is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Santos throws a big right hand that misses. Santos trying to control but Vladovich is working from the bottom. Santos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vladovich is keeping the position for now. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Vladovich preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Vladovich seems to have got his legs back now. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Santos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Santos working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Santos trying to control but Vladovich is working from the bottom. Vladovich looking to control.
#T4# Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Vladovich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Vladovich is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Santos looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #REF3# The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity. A combination from Vladovich does no damage. Vladovich scores with a one two! Santos had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vladovich moves away. Santos throws a jab but it's blocked by Vladovich. Good shot there by Santos. Santos connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vladovich. Vladovich circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Santos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Vladovich scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round! #R3# Vladovich slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. No joy there for Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vladovich swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Santos scores with a jab to the head.
Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#KD2# Santos drops Vladovich with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Vladovich looks back up at him and smiles so Santos waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Vladovich slips a straight right by Santos. No joy there for Vladovich, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Santos walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Some wild striking there from Vladovich.
Santos is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here. A jab from Vladovich misses. Vladovich throws a hook to the side of Santos's head but Santos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Santos throws out a counter right but Vladovich avoids it with no problem. Santos jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vladovich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#T1# Santos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Santos shoots in and drives through. Vladovich sprawls well. Santos takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
No joy there for Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Santos shoots in looking for a takedown but Vladovich manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Santos's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. The fight stays on the outside here - Vladovich looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Vladovich scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Vladovich throws a body punch but Santos moves out of range. Vladovich clobbers Santos with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Vladovich bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Santos's head backwards. Nice cross by Santos. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A leg kick checked by Vladovich. Vladovich looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. Santos jabs Vladovich right on the nose. Vladovich blinks but takes it well.#T2# Vladovich ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Vladovich misses with a few strikes there.
Vladovich throws the left hand but Santos avoids the punch easily. Vladovich staying out of range there. Vladovich throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Santos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Santos tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Vladovich defends well and Santos ends up having to push Vladovich into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch. Grigor Vladovich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorge Santos.#TD2# Santos drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Santos pushing down on Vladovich's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. Santos is pressing down on Vladovich's thigh, looking to free his foot. Vladovich is holding on for now. Vladovich keeps control of the position for the meantime. Santos performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #T3##SUB2# Santos is working for a kimura but Vladovich is defending it quite comfortably.
Santos is controlling the pace.
Vladovich blocking the ground and pound attempt from Santos. #T4# The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Vladovich wants to control but Santos is keeping busy and won't allow it. Santos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Santos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Vladovich gets full guard. Vladovich pulls Santos in close to prevent any damage. Vladovich has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent. Santos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup. Santos scoring with some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Jorge Santos. I think Santos 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29 Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29 Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jorge Santos! An out of breath Jorge Santos thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
THANKSBEATING
Date: Nov 19, 2016 |
#R1# Mercy looks to land a left hand but Vladovich moved out of range nicely. Vladovich looks like he wants to counter punch here. Vladovich lands a nice shot to the body.
Mercy lands a body shot.
Mercy sizes up Vladovich with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Mercy throws a jab when Vladovich was well out of range. Vladovich is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. Vladovich fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Mercy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Grigor Vladovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Vladovich throws a hook but Mercy blocks it. Mercy misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Vladovich throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Mercy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vladovich.
A little feinted left hand from Mercy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Vladovich misses with a double jab
and Mercy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A slow jab from Vladovich misses its intended target. #T1# Vladovich throws a lazy uppercut
letting Mercy counter with a right hand. Mercy throws a wild combination but nothing lands. A nice inside leg kick there by Mercy. That's going to slow Vladovich down. Vladovich throws a lazy uppercut
and Mercy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Mercy lands with an uppercut that bounces Vladovich off the cage and back into range. Mercy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Vladovich throws a looping overhand right but Mercy ducks down to avoid it. Jab by Mercy. Vladovich will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As Vladovich looks to move away, Mercy throws a big counter combo but Vladovich just gets out of the way. Sloppy strikes from Vladovich. Those never looked like landing. Vladovich scores with a nice head shot. Mercy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Vladovich throws a jab but it's blocked by Mercy. Mercy appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.#T2# A combination from Vladovich does no damage. Mercy avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Vladovich misses with a hook
and Mercy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Mercy scores with a hook to the body. Vladovich takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Mercy takes a swing at Vladovich's ribcage but misses. Vladovich is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. Mercy loads up on a big right hand but Vladovich slips the punch. Mercy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Mercy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. A big right from Mercy misses. Vladovich misses with a left hand and Mercy counters with a flying knee. Nice. Mercy is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight. Vladovich displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Mercy scoring well with a low kick there.
Mercy just misses with a punch to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Vladovich misses. Mercy throws a shot to the body.
#T3# Vladovich tests Mercy's chin there with a solid looking shot. Vladovich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mercy.
Vladovich cracks Mercy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. A punch combination from Vladovich misses. Vladovich works Mercy's body with a nice hook. Vladovich looks to throw the jab but Mercy is out of range. Vladovich lands a really nice looking cross but Mercy seems unphased.
Vladovich drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Vladovich connects with a crisp jab. Mercy just misses with a punch to the body.
Mercy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Vladovich scores with a hook. Vladovich has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#ROC# Vladovich is rocked!#T4# Vladovich lands the left hand. Vladovich is still on wobbly legs! Can Mercy finish him? Mercy looks to throw the jab but Vladovich is out of range. Vladovich seems to have recovered his senses. Vladovich throws a looping overhand right but Mercy ducks down to avoid it. Mercy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. A lazy left from Mercy finds it's target. Vladovich bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mercy's head. Vladovich works Mercy's body with a nice hook. Mercy is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Vladovich thows a left - swing and a miss! Mercy slips under a jab. Mercy blocks a jab. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Vladovich connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mercy. Mercy circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Mercy lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Vladovich just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Waylon Mercy will probably get the nod. That's time! Back to the action! #R2# Mercy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vladovich. Vladovich swings widly with a right hand
and Mercy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Vladovich avoids the head kick by Mercy.
Mercy lands a jab to Vladovich's midsection. Vladovich moves away from the strike by Mercy. Mercy takes a shot right to the bread basket. Vladovich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Vladovich misses with a leg kick and Mercy counters with a lovely shot to the body. Vladovich misses the jab. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Vladovich throws a lazy uppercut
and Mercy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Mercy slips under a jab. Mercy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Waylon Mercy is winning the standup battle so far. Mercy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vladovich manages to avoid it.#T1# Mercy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mercy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vladovich misses with a low kick. Vladovich misses with a left hand and Mercy counters with a nice uppercut. Mercy throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Mercy throws a shot to the body.
Mercy lands with a nice body punch. Mercy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Vladovich connects with the punch. Vladovich misses with a wild combination.
Mercy misses with a series of wild punches.
#T2# Vladovich throws a wild combination but nothing lands. An attempted straight right counter from Mercy misses the target. Mercy throws a head kick that misses and Vladovich counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Vladovich dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Vladovich looks to throw the jab but Mercy is out of range. Mercy looks to land a right hand but Vladovich moved out of range. Vladovich walks into a jab. A head kick misses from Mercy. Mercy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vladovich.#CL2# Vladovich has managed to clinch.
Mercy blocks an uppercut.
Vladovich lands a body shot. A hook to the body from Vladovich.
#T3# Vladovich scores with a shoulder strike. Vladovich is working Mercy over against the cage. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Vladovich lands with a left to the head. Mercy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Mercy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Nice body punch from Vladovich - that landed with a thud.
Mercy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vladovich. A head punch blocked on the inside by Mercy. Mercy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Vladovich stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mercy misses with a punch to the body.
Mercy lands a right hand. Mercy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vladovich lands on the inside with an uppercut. Mercy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. This has been an exciting period of action! Mercy tries to throw a body punch but Vladovich avoids it by throwing Mercy back against the cage. Mercy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vladovich makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Vladovich throws a punch but it's blocked by Mercy. #T4# Mercy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Mercy scores with a nice short uppercut. Vladovich has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Mercy seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Vladovich can turn it around. Mercy lands a body punch. Mercy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vladovich misses with a punch to the body.
Vladovich is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Mercy lands a nice shot to the body. Vladovich can't find room to land a body shot as Mercy controls the action.
Mercy tries a body shot but Vladovich blocks it.
Mercy tries to work over Vladovich's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Vladovich scores with an uppercut up the middle. Mercy tries to throw a body punch but Vladovich avoids it by throwing Mercy back against the cage. Mercy tries a body shot but Vladovich blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Vladovich fails to land. A short right from Mercy on the inside. Vladovich throws a punch but it's blocked by Mercy. Vladovich swings wildly with an uppercut but Mercy uses good head movement to avoid it. 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 Waylon Mercy will probably get the nod. That's time! Mercy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round! #R3# Some wild striking there from Vladovich.
Vladovich lands a jab-cross combination. Vladovich throws an overhand right that lands on Mercy's shoulder, as Mercy tries to avoid the shot. A head kick misses from Mercy. Mercy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Mercy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Vladovich throws a body shot but no joy. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Vladovich throws an off balance right hand
and Mercy counters with a leg kick. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vladovich. Mercy avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Vladovich throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mercy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vladovich thinking. #T1# Mercy slips under a jab. Mercy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Mercy moves into range and connects with a jab. A big right from Vladovich misses. Mercy takes one to the chin there. Mercy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Mercy throws a leg kick but Vladovich moved away. Vladovich uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mercy. Mercy misses with a hook. Vladovich misses the shot to the body. Mercy throws a series of punches but Vladovich moves out of range. Vladovich moves away from the strike by Mercy. Vladovich appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Mercy throws a leg kick that misses. #T2# Mercy walks into a left hand. Mercy throws a head kick but Vladovich moves out of range.
Vladovich's corner calls for a 1-2. Vladovich obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Vladovich swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mercy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. This has been an exciting period of action! Vladovich misses with a hook to the body
and Mercy counters with a stiff right hand. Vladovich on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mercy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vladovich. Mercy appears to be looking for a big counter. Vladovich misses with a right hand and Mercy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Vladovich misses with a looping right. Mercy throws a head kick but Vladovich moves out of range.
Vladovich misses with a two punch combination.
Mercy throws a looping overhand right but Vladovich ducks down to avoid it. #T3# Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vladovich, right into the meat.
Vladovich checks a leg kick. Mercy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Mercy works Vladovich's body with a nice hook. Vladovich fails in his attempt to clinch. Mercy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Waylon Mercy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Crunch! Mercy slams his shin into Vladovich's torso. Mercy throws a right hand that misses
and Vladovich counters with a two punch combo. Vladovich throws an overhand right that lands on Mercy's shoulder, as Mercy tries to avoid the shot. A slow jab from Vladovich misses its intended target. Grigor Vladovich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Mercy throws a big shot that misses.#T4# Vladovich thows a left - swing and a miss! Vladovich walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Mercy scores with a jab to the body. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Vladovich misses the shot to the body. Good standup being displayed there by Mercy as he connects with a hook. Vladovich throws a poor cross that misses
and Mercy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Vladovich attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. It looked like Mercy was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Vladovich. Vladovich throws a poor cross that misses
and Mercy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Mercy staying out of range there. A cross from Vladovich lands. Vladovich throws a lazy uppercut
and Mercy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Vladovich missing with a left hand there. Mercy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. An attempted straight right counter from Mercy misses the target.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Grigor Vladovich. I think Mercy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28 Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28 Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Waylon Mercy! Waylon Mercy took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Urban Fighter for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Event:
A NIGHT TO DISMEMBER
Date: Oct 28, 2016 |
#R1# Mirc swinging wildly here.
Vladovich was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Nice body punch from Vladovich. Vladovich throws a body punch but Mirc moves out of range. Mirc throws out a counter right but Vladovich avoids it with no problem. Mirc misses the jab. Mirc moves out of range as Vladovich strikes. Vladovich connects with a body shot that sends Mirc's belly button to the back. Anton Mirc seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Vladovich fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Mirc misses the jab. Vladovich throws a big counter combination but Mirc scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. Mirc throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vladovich. Mirc lands with a kick to the temple. Vladovich shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Mirc works the jab nicely. Mirc throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Vladovich to counter with a crisp jab. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Vladovich gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Mirc pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mirc tries to bum rush Vladovich with a series of wild strikes but Vladovich uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Mirc tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #T1# Vladovich misses with a straight right. A looping hook to the body misses from Mirc. Vladovich does a little dance to reset his feet. Vladovich looks to land a left hand but Mirc moved out of range nicely. As Vladovich backs off Mirc throws a huge counter combo but Vladovich manages to avoid it all. Vladovich connects with a looping right hand.
Some wild striking there from Mirc.
Vladovich misses with a low kick as Mirc jumps back. Mirc uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vladovich.
Mirc scores with a nice strike. Vladovich checks a leg kick nicely. Vladovich misses the shot to the body. Vladovich lands with a straight right. Mirc didn't see that one coming. Mirc throws a jab but it's blocked by Vladovich. Mirc keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mirc throws a combination that misses and Vladovich cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CUT# It looks like Anton Mirc has been cut. Vladovich is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mirc.#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! Vladovich dips to his left and cracks Mirc with an uppercut!#ROC# Mirc is rocked! Mirc throws a wild body kick that Vladovich sees coming a mile off. A counter left hand to the body from Vladovich misses its target. Mirc is still on wobbly legs! Can Vladovich finish him? Vladovich is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Mirc flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Mirc is out cold! Vladovich holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Grigor Vladovich! A victorious Grigor Vladovich thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
NO LIMITS
Date: Sep 16, 2016 |
#R1# Soshnyanin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vladovich's head. Vladovich moves into range and connects with a jab. Nice body kick there by Soshnyanin. Vladovich lands an overhand right. Soshnyanin connects with a crisp jab. A big left from Soshnyanin misses. Soshnyanin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Soshnyanin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Vladovich ducks down and throws a hook to the body. A big right from Soshnyanin misses. Soshnyanin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. This has been an exciting period of action! Soshnyanin slips under a jab. Soshnyanin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vladovich.
Viktor Soshnyanin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Vladovich slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Soshnyanin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vladovich. Vladovich lands the left hand. Soshnyanin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Soshnyanin misses with a jab to the body
letting Vladovich counter with a right hand. #T1# Soshnyanin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Soshnyanin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vladovich.
Soshnyanin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Soshnyanin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Soshnyanin connects with the punch.#CL# Vladovich has closed the distance and engaged Soshnyanin in a clinch.
Vladovich working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Vladovich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vladovich working some nice short punches in the clinch. Vladovich misses with a punch on the inside.
Soshnyanin is working Vladovich over against the cage. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vladovich. Vladovich misses with the head strike.
Soshnyanin takes a shot to the head. Soshnyanin looks to throw an elbow but misses. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A quick uppercut on the inside from Vladovich. Vladovich can't find room to land a body shot as Soshnyanin controls the action.
Vladovich has a couple of punches blocked by Soshnyanin.
#T2# A right handed body shot lands from Soshnyanin.
Soshnyanin lands a body punch. Soshnyanin pushes Vladovich back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Soshnyanin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vladovich misses with a short punch on the inside. Soshnyanin tries to work over Vladovich's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Soshnyanin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Soshnyanin blocking some punches.
Soshnyanin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Soshnyanin blocks an uppercut.
Soshnyanin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vladovich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#BC2# Soshnyanin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Soshnyanin takes one on the button. Soshnyanin throws a wild body kick that Vladovich sees coming a mile off. Soshnyanin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vladovich doesn't seem bothered though. The crowd cheers as Soshnyanin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vladovich doesn't seem phased though. Nice cross by Soshnyanin.#T3# Vladovich takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Vladovich throws a series of punches but Soshnyanin avoids them all with ease. Vladovich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soshnyanin.
Soshnyanin is trying to counter with his kicks. Soshnyanin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Vladovich is looking to counter punch. Soshnyanin has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off. Vladovich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Soshnyanin. Soshnyanin unleashes a big counter combination but Vladovich bobs and weaves and avoids any damage. Vladovich uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Soshnyanin. The fighters circling - Soshnyanin throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Soshnyanin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vladovich moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Vladovich lands with an overhand left.#KD2# Soshnyanin lands a left and a right that send Vladovich crashing to the mat, dazed. Soshnyanin thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC2# Vladovich is rocked! 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! Vladovich ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Oh Vladovich is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Soshnyanin lands a jab to Vladovich's midsection. Soshnyanin feints and then cracks Vladovich's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vladovich down. Jab from Soshnyanin. That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Vladovich crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Soshnyanin - the referee stops the clock and Vladovich gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Soshnyanin. Vladovich manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. Soshnyanin walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Vladovich drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Soshnyanin swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Vladovich's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Viktor Soshnyanin!
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Event:
NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS 1
Date: Jul 29, 2016 |
#R1# Mazzini takes a swing at Francis's ribcage but misses. Mazzini lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Mazzini misses with a body shot
and Francis counters with a stiff right hand. Mazzini ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Mazzini misses with a straight right. A nice side step and Francis releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Mazzini gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mazzini fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Francis manages to avoid it. Mazzini misses with a takedown attempt and Francis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Francis misses with a looping right. Mazzini's corner calls for a 1-2. Mazzini obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #KD# Mazzini drops Francis with a left right combo! Mazzini follows him down to the ground into side control.
#ROC# Francis is rocked! This has been an exciting period of action! Francis is not content to let Mazzini control the position. Francis is still in real trouble! Can Mazzini finish him? Francis can't do much from the bottom here. #SUB# Mazzini is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Francis is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. Francis seems to have recovered his senses.#SUB# Mazzini is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Francis knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #T1# Mazzini tries to advance to mount but Francis denies him. #SUB# Mazzini is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Francis knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. Francis sneaks back into half guard. Mazzini trying to mount his opponent but Francis defends it. #T2# Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Mazzini trying to control from half guard but Francis is working away. #SUB# Mazzini is trying to work for a kimura but Francis is defending well.
Francis regains full guard. Nicely done. Mazzini looking to sit in guard and control but Francis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB# Francis looking to sit in guard and control but Mazzini gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR# Mazzini stopping the sweep attempt from Francis.#T3# Francis keeping moving, preventing Mazzini from controlling successfully. Mazzini pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Francis is keeping the position for now. Mazzini is looking to advance position but Francis has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!#REVB# Mazzini really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mazzini gets back to half guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4##SUB# Mazzini looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Francis sitting and controlling from the half guard. #SUB# Mazzini is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Francis pulls his head out easily. Mazzini trying to control but Francis postures up.
#SUB# Mazzini is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Francis pulls his head out easily. #SUB# Mazzini looking for submissions from an awkward position here. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vito Mazzini dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action! #R2# Francis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Francis dips to his left and cracks Mazzini with an uppercut! Francis blocks a head kick by Mazzini.
Jab by Mazzini. Mazzini catches Francis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Francis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mazzini doesn't seem bothered though. Francis defending well as Mazzini loads up on a big left hand. Mazzini missing with a left hand there. Francis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Francis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mazzini. Decent striking displayed by Francis there. A jab from Francis misses. Mazzini uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Francis. Mazzini was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Mazzini closes the distance and clinches up with Francis, looking for a takedown. Mazzini pushes Francis against the cage but Francis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Francis lands a jab to Mazzini's midsection. Francis moves forwards but Mazzini connects with a nice, crisp jab. Mazzini throws a left and a right that both miss
and Francis counters with a nice body shot. Francis just misses with a punch to the body.
Mazzini is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Francis can do to turn this around?#T1# Mazzini throws a body punch but Francis moves out of range. Francis misses with a body punch
and Mazzini counters with a stiff right hand. Vito Mazzini is winning the standup battle so far. Mazzini looks to land a right hand but Francis moved out of range. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Francis! But no joy. Mazzini slips under a jab. Mazzini looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Francis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mazzini shoots in but no luck this time. Francis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Francis lunges at Mazzini with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mazzini's hand. Francis works Mazzini's body with a nice hook. The fighters circling - Francis throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Mazzini fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Francis on the side of the head. Mazzini looks to land a right hand but Francis moved out of range. Mazzini misses with the combination.
Mazzini misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mazzini throws a jab but it's blocked by Francis. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Mazzini blocks a low kick nicely. Francis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#T2# Mazzini throws a body shot but no joy. Vito Mazzini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Francis walks into a stiff left hand from Mazzini. Mazzini takes a body punch but keeps moving. Francis throws a looping overhand right but Mazzini ducks down to avoid it. Francis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mazzini's head. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Francis, as that shot connected.
David Francis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Mazzini closes this distance looking for a takedown but Francis circles away. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vito Mazzini. That's going to take a lot out of him. Mazzini comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Nice straight punches there by Francis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Francis. A head kick misses from Francis. Francis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Nice defenses there by Francis. Mazzini misses with a hook
letting Francis counter with a right hand. Francis has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Francis throws a shot from downtown. Mazzini moves away and avoids it. Mazzini throws an overhand right that lands on Francis's shoulder, as Francis tries to avoid the shot. Mazzini thows a left - swing and a miss! Mazzini throws the left hand but Francis avoids the punch easily.#T3# Mazzini scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Mazzini takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. A jab from Mazzini misses. Francis cracks Mazzini with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Francis has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off. Francis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mazzini manages to avoid it. Mazzini paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Francis throws a shot from downtown. Mazzini moves away and avoids it. Mazzini swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Mazzini throws a jab but it's blocked by Francis. Francis throws a good cross that connects.
Mazzini throws a jab but it's blocked by Francis. Francis throws an overhand right that lands on Mazzini's shoulder, as Mazzini tries to avoid the shot. Francis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mazzini connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Francis momentarily.
Francis ducks under a wild hook from Mazzini. Mazzini misses with a looping left. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Francis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mazzini. Francis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mazzini.#T4# Mazzini ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Francis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Francis misses with a looping right. Mazzini with a hook. Francis moves away from the strike by Mazzini. Mazzini keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mazzini misses with a series of wild punches.
Francis thows a left - swing and a miss! Mazzini was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Francis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Francis scores with a nice strike. Francis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mazzini. Francis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Mazzini takes a kick to the side of the head. Francis moves out of range of the strikes. Francis looks like he wants to counter punch here. Francis scores with a decent looking hook. Some wild striking there from Mazzini.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Francis! But no joy. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but David Francis will probably get the nod - 10:9. That's time! Back to the action! #R3##KD# Mazzini lands a left and a right that sends Francis crashing to the canvas! Mazzini dives into mount looking to finish!#SUB# Mazzini goes for an armbar but Francis turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Francis. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Francis won't allow Mazzini to sweep him here. #SUB# Mazzini working for a triangle but Francis defends it easily.
#SUB# Mazzini had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Francis defends it easily.#SUB# Mazzini throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Francis escapes and throws Mazzini's legs to the side, diving into side control! #T1# Mazzini is looking to reverse the position.#SUB2# Francis goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Mazzini has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Francis but great work by Mazzini. Francis is trying to control Mazzini's posture but Mazzini avoids it. #SUB# Mazzini is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Francis is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #T2# Francis struggling a bit here.#SUB# Mazzini working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #SUB# Mazzini goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Francis rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Mazzini's guard! Nice work there by Francis! #SUB# Mazzini looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Francis passes into side control.
#SUB2# Francis is trying to get an arm triangle but Mazzini is defending well. #T3# Mazzini gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. Mazzini wants to control but Francis is keeping busy.
Mazzini wants to improve his position but Francis is controlling well.
Mazzini trying to control here.
#T4# The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Mazzini moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard. Francis must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Mazzini pulls Francis in close to prevent any damage. Mazzini can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Francis controls the pace. Mazzini lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR# Mazzini won't allow Francis to sweep him here. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Francis controlling Mazzini's posture. Francis tries to land a sweep but no joy. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vito Mazzini clearly takes that round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. #R4##TD# Mazzini scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Francis is holding on to half guard well.#SUB# Mazzini is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Francis defends it well. Francis is doing well to control the position and prevent Mazzini from advancing to side control. Mazzini is thwarting Francis's attempts to control the position. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB# Mazzini is working for a kimura but Francis is defending it quite comfortably.
Francis wants to get back to full guard but Mazzini has mounted him!#T1# Francis is wriggling around trying to escape.
#SUB# Mazzini is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Francis has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Mazzini throwing strikes here but Francis is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
#SUB# Mazzini jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Francis is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Francis and Mazzini has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Mazzini tries to move to mount but Francis blocks the move with his legs. #T2# A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Francis can't do much from the bottom here. Francis gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! #SUB# Mazzini is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Francis has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Francis! Francis trying to control the position from guard on top but Mazzini is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T3# Mazzini is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#SUB# Mazzini is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Francis seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. Mazzini can't keep his opponent in guard - Francis advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. Mazzini is staying active underneath Francis, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #T4# The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Mazzini is trying to get back to full guard. Vito Mazzini overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB# Mazzini looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Mazzini is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Francis is thwarting Mazzini's attempts to control the position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vito Mazzini had his way with David Francis in that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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. #R5# Francis catches Mazzini with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Francis just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Mazzini wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Mazzini throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mazzini lands with a shot to the body. Mazzini misses with a looping right. Francis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Mazzini uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Francis.
Francis lands a lovely overhand right. Mazzini looks to land a left hand but Francis moved out of range nicely. Francis is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mazzini with a body shot. Mazzini lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Mazzini moves away from the strike by Francis. Francis ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Mazzini throws a hook but Francis blocks it. Mazzini shoots for a double leg takedown but Francis sprawls well. He's pushed Mazzini's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Mazzini on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#T1##TD# Mazzini 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. Mazzini postures up and lands a big shot to Francis's brow. #SUB2# Francis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#SUB# Mazzini drops back, looking for a kneebar! Francis looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Francis looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Francis! #REVB# Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt. Francis working away. Mazzini manages to get back to half guard. Mazzini trying to control here.
#T2# Mazzini is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Francis content to control rather than advance. Mazzini tries to roll over but Francis keeps him under control.#SUB2# Francis seems to be working for a kimura but Mazzini defends the submission attempt. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3# Mazzini tries to get to full guard but Francis has control of the leg. Mazzini gets back to full guard.
Mazzini keeping moving, preventing Francis from controlling successfully. #SUB# Mazzini looking for a guillotine here but Francis defends easily.
#SUB# Mazzini looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Francis passes into side control.
David Francis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4# The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Mazzini is looking for a sweep. Vito Mazzini is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Mazzini is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Francis is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to David Francis. Well Mazzini has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 48:47 Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 48:47 Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vito Mazzini! Vito Mazzini retains his middleweight title! Vito Mazzini seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Total Destruction
Date: Jun 26, 2016 |
#R1# Francis loads up on a big right hand but Kruschewsky slips the punch. Kruschewsky is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here. Francis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kruschewsky. Kruschewsky drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Francis defends it well. Francis cracks Kruschewsky with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Kruschewsky blocks a jab. Francis throws a body punch but Kruschewsky moves out of range. Kruschewsky changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt. Kruschewsky blocks a jab. Francis takes a swing at Kruschewsky's ribcage but misses. Kruschewsky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Francis.
Kruschewsky is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here. Francis misses with a hook. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#KD# Francis sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Kruschewsky to the ground! Francis dives into full mount looking to finish!#CUT# It looks like Carlos Kruschewsky has been cut. Francis will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB# Francis jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Kruschewsky manages to avoid the submission attempt. #SUB# Francis working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #T1# Kruschewsky manages to get back to half guard. Francis is looking to stall here but Kruschewsky recovers full guard. Francis trying to control the position from guard on top but Kruschewsky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB# Francis drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kruschewsky looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kruschewsky looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kruschewsky! #REVB# Kruschewsky wants to control but Francis is keeping him busy. #T2# Kruschewsky works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head. Francis taking punishment in the form of punches.
Francis is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Francis is not content to let Kruschewsky control the position. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Francis tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kruschewsky wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. Kruschewsky looks up at the clock and then as Francis takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kruschewsky smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Kruschewsky is chipping away with strikes.
Francis struggling a bit here.#T3# Kruschewsky scores with punches from side control. Francis can't do much from the bottom here. Francis manages to get one leg in to regain half guard. Kruschewsky is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Kruschewsky seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Francis trying to control from the bottom.
Francis tries to get to full guard but Kruschewsky has control of the leg. 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. Kruschewsky connects with a nice short shot to Francis's temple. Kruschewsky is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. 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. Kruschewsky connects with a nice short shot to Francis's temple. #ROC2# Francis is rocked!#T4# Francis makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Francis. Kruschewsky throws a big elbow that misses. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Francis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Kruschewsky connects with a couple of short punches. Francis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kruschewsky is one step ahead there. Kruschewsky stands up over Francis, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #SUB# Francis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kruschewsky content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Kruschewsky pushing down on Francis's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. Kruschewsky is thwarting Francis's attempts to control the position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Francis dominated that round. The cut man is working on Carlos Kruschewsky'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# Francis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kruschewsky is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here. Kruschewsky moves away from the strike by Francis. David Francis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Francis misses with an uppercut. Kruschewsky changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt. Francis just misses with a punch to the body.
And Kruschewsky tries to counter it with a takedown but Francis pushes his down on his head and steps out. Francis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Francis throws a series of punches but Kruschewsky avoids them all with ease. Kruschewsky with the counter takedown but Francis avoids it easily. Francis thuds a left hand into Kruschewsky's body. Francis misses with a straight right. Kruschewsky with the counter takedown but Francis avoids it easily. We've been told by Francis's head coaches at The Skating Rink that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Kruschewsky's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Francis connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kruschewsky scrambles back to his feet. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Francis lands a jab to Kruschewsky's midsection. Kruschewsky bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Francis throws a looping overhand right but Kruschewsky ducks down to avoid it. Kruschewsky changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt. Francis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kruschewsky.
#T1# Francis jabbing away but nothing is landing. Kruschewsky with the counter takedown but Francis avoids it easily. Francis is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. Francis looks to land a right hand but Kruschewsky moved out of range. Kruschewsky changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt. David Francis is winning the standup battle so far. Kruschewsky ducks under a wild hook from Francis. Kruschewsky tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away. David Francis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Francis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kruschewsky with the counter takedown but Francis avoids it easily. Francis connects with a right hand. Kruschewsky shakes it off. Francis takes a swing at Kruschewsky's ribcage but misses. Kruschewsky avoids the body shot from Francis.
Kruschewsky feints the counter takedown. A head kick misses from Francis. A telegraphed right hand from Francis misses the target. Kruschewsky slips a straight right by Francis. Francis takes a swing at Kruschewsky's ribcage but misses. Francis moves into range and connects with a jab. #T2# Kruschewsky moves away from the strike by Francis. Kruschewsky with the counter takedown but Francis avoids it easily. Kruschewsky avoids the body shot from Francis.
Kruschewsky with the counter takedown but Francis avoids it easily. Francis misses with a looping right. Kruschewsky slips a straight right by Francis. Francis misses with a straight left. Kruschewsky tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away. Francis throws a jab when Kruschewsky was well out of range. Kruschewsky is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here. Kruschewsky uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Francis. Francis pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Kruschewsky changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt. Francis moves into range and connects with a jab. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Nice defenses there by Kruschewsky. Francis throws a head kick but Kruschewsky moves out of range.
Francis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kruschewsky on the side of the head.#T3# Francis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Francis lunges at Kruschewsky with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kruschewsky's hand. Kruschewsky defending well as Francis loads up on a big left hand. Francis takes a swing at Kruschewsky's ribcage but misses. Kruschewsky ducks under a wild hook from Francis. And Kruschewsky tries to counter it with a takedown but Francis pushes his down on his head and steps out. Francis throws out a loose jab but Kruschewsky uses good head movement to avoid it. Kruschewsky is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here. Kruschewsky slips a jab from Francis. Francis misses with a looping left. Kruschewsky takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A big left from Francis misses. Kruschewsky tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away. Francis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Kruschewsky checks a leg kick. Kruschewsky feints the counter takedown.#T4# Kruschewsky displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Francis throws out the jab. Kruschewsky drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Francis defends it well. Francis misses the jab. Kruschewsky with the counter takedown but Francis avoids it easily. Francis jabbing away but nothing is landing. Kruschewsky avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Kruschewsky changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt. Francis jabs at Kruschewsky's body. Kruschewsky walks into a straight right hand from Francis. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A slow jab from Francis misses its intended target. Kruschewsky is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here. Francis just misses with a punch to the body.
And Kruschewsky tries to counter it with a takedown but Francis pushes his down on his head and steps out. Francis scores with a nice head shot. Francis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Francis misses with a hook. Francis throws a hook to the side of Kruschewsky's head but Kruschewsky sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Francis dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Carlos Kruschewsky's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round! #R3# Francis misses with a looping right. Kruschewsky feints the counter takedown. Francis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And Kruschewsky tries to counter it with a takedown but Francis pushes his down on his head and steps out. Francis throws a head kick that misses. Kruschewsky with the counter takedown but Francis avoids it easily. Francis misses with a straight right. Kruschewsky feints the counter takedown. Francis lands with a nice body punch. Francis misses with a hook. Kruschewsky ducked under it nicely. Francis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kruschewsky moves out of range of the strikes. Francis misses with a wild body shot. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Kruschewsky ducks under a wild hook from Francis. Kruschewsky keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Francis. Francis looks to land a right hand but Kruschewsky moved out of range. Kruschewsky is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here. Francis jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T1# Francis throws a head kick that misses. Kruschewsky bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Kruschewsky is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here. Francis tests Kruschewsky's chin there with a solid looking shot. A swing and a miss from Francis. Kruschewsky tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away. The fighters circling - Francis throws out the jab but it was never going to land. And Kruschewsky tries to counter it with a takedown but Francis pushes his down on his head and steps out. Francis looks to throw the jab but Kruschewsky is out of range. Kruschewsky changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt. Kruschewsky slips under a jab from Francis. Francis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kruschewsky tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away. Francis throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Francis plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Francis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kruschewsky moves away. Kruschewsky bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T2# Francis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kruschewsky sees it coming and avoids it easily. Kruschewsky feints the counter takedown. Francis throws a hook but Kruschewsky avoids it easily. Francis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Kruschewsky tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away. A big right from Francis misses. Kruschewsky with the counter takedown but Francis avoids it easily. Francis misses with a wild body shot. Francis scores with a hook to the body. Kruschewsky takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Francis throws a hook but Kruschewsky blocks it. Kruschewsky with the counter takedown but Francis avoids it easily. Francis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kruschewsky can do to turn this around? Kruschewsky steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Francis. 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! Francis throws a jab but it's blocked by Kruschewsky. Francis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Francis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T3# Kruschewsky displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Francis throws out the jab. Kruschewsky gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kruschewsky walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Francis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Francis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Francis misses with an uppercut. Kruschewsky saw that one coming. Francis throws a big shot that misses. And Kruschewsky tries to counter it with a takedown but Francis pushes his down on his head and steps out. Francis throws a shot from downtown. Kruschewsky moves away and avoids it. Francis throws a big shot that misses. Francis throws an ugly left hook that misses
#TD2# and Kruschewsky counters with a nice double leg into side control. Francis won't be happy with that. Francis is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kruschewsky connects with a decent elbow. In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Kruschewsky working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well. Kruschewsky trying to control the position but Francis is working away. #T4# Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Francis struggling a bit here. Kruschewsky landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. Carlos Kruschewsky has got the better of the ground game so far. Francis sneaks back into half guard. Francis wants to get back to full guard. Francis is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kruschewsky scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that's the end of the fight! David Francis showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Francis, 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:26 Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:26 Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Francis! David Francis 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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HIGH VOLTAGE
Date: Jun 03, 2016 |
#R1# Francis missing with a left hand there. Bean was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Francis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bean.
A jab from Francis misses. Francis moves out of range of the leg kick from Bean. Bean throws a leg kick but Francis moved away. A slapping leg kick lands for Bean.
Francis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bean.
Sloppy strikes from Bean. Those never looked like landing. A counter left hand to the body from Francis misses its target. A looping hook to the body misses from Bean. Francis does a little dance to reset his feet. Bean takes one to the chin there. Francis misses with a lunging right hand
and Bean counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Francis thinking. Bean throws a head kick that misses. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Francis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#CUT# It looks like James Bean has been cut. Francis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. A swing and a miss from Francis. This has been an exciting period of action! Bean uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Francis.
Bean misses with a straight right. #T1# Francis misses with a wild body shot. Bean uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Francis. Bean scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Francis doesn't seem bothered though. Bean steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Francis. Francis misses with an uppercut
and Bean makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Bean shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. A slow jab from Francis misses its intended target. #CL2# Francis tries to keep at a distance but Bean has taken the fight into the clinch. Francis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Francis scores with an uppercut up the middle. Francis misses with a hook from the clinch. Bean tries for a takedown. No joy.
Francis misses with a punch on the inside.
Bean blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Francis throws a head punch that misses. #T2##BC2# Bean breaks from the clinch.
Bean misses with a takedown attempt - Francis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Francis fails in his attempt to clinch. A looping hook to the body misses from Bean. Francis does a little dance to reset his feet. Bean walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. David Francis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Bean shoots in looking for a takedown but Francis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bean's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. David Francis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Bean. Francis lands a nice looking body shot.
Francis missing with a left hand there. Bean was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Bean moves forwards but Francis connects with a nice, crisp jab. Bean pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Francis back to the cage. Bean follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. Bean misses with a body shot.
Francis looks to land a left hand but Bean moved out of range nicely. Bean is looking for the big counter here. Bean throws a low kick but Francis moves out of range easily. Francis throws a body shot but no joy. Francis moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBean. Bean circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bean steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Francis.#T3# Francis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. A big right from Bean misses. Bean scores with a sloppy right hand. Francis should have avoided that one. Francis throws a body punch but Bean moves out of range. Bean connects with a body shot that sends Francis's belly button to the back. Bean takes one to the side of the head.
#CL2# Bean clinches. Francis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Francis misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Francis. Francis working some nice short punches in the clinch. Francis misses with some punches.
Bean wants a takedown but no success here.
Bean blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Francis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#T4# Francis misses with some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Francis throws a punch but it's blocked by Bean. A head punch blocked on the inside by Bean. Francis throws a head punch that misses. Bean wants a takedown but no success here.
#BC2# Bean manages to break the clinch.
Francis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Francis misses with a left hand and Bean counters with a two punch combo. Bean thows a left - swing and a miss! A big left from Francis misses. Bean dives in and grabs Francis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Francis pushes down on Bean's head and hops out. Bean paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. A slow jab from Francis misses its intended target. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Francis, as that shot connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#CL# Francis takes the fight into the clinch. Bean blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Francis dominated that round. The cut man is working on James Bean's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. #R2# Bean misses with a two punch combination.
Francis throws a looping overhand right but Bean ducks down to avoid it. Francis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bean throws a hook but Francis avoids it easily. A slow jab from Francis misses its intended target. Bean is looking for the big counter here. Francis with a jab. No joy there for Francis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Francis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bean can do to turn this around? Francis takes a kick to the side of the head. Bean lands with a nice combination. Francis backs away looking to recover. Francis throws a sloppy body shot
and Bean counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Francis is lucky that one didn't land flush. #ROC2# Francis is rocked! Bean's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Francis connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bean scrambles back to his feet. Oh Francis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Francis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Bean pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bean pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Francis seems to have got his legs back now. A shot to the liver by Bean. Beautiful body shot. Bean takes a jab right on the kisser.
Francis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bean.#T1# Francis punishes Bean's body with a nice straight punch. James Bean is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Bean throws a chopping leg kick but Francis manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Bean paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Francis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Francis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bean.
Bean looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Francis misses with a body shot.
Bean ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Francis is looking to clinch. Francis throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Bean to counter with a crisp jab. Francis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bean.
A jab from Bean misses. Francis ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Nice shot lands for Francis. Francis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bean.
Francis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#T2# This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Francis with a hook. Bean throws a body punch but Francis moves out of range. Bean looks to land a left hand but Francis moved out of range nicely. It looked like Francis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Francis throws an overhand right that lands on Bean's shoulder, as Bean tries to avoid the shot. David Francis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. A jab from Francis finds it's way through Bean's defenses. #CUT# That has opened up James Bean's cut even more. Francis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bean tries to score a power double leg takedown but Francis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bean somewhat. Bean throws a body punch but Francis moves out of range. Bean misses with a double jab.
Bean slips a straight right by Francis. Bean lands with a straight right. Francis didn't see that one coming. Francis misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bean. Francis does a little dance to reset his feet.#T3# Francis jabs at Bean's body. Francis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Francis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bean moves to clinch but Francis breaks away The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. and Francis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Bean is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bean is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Francis rather than just go for the knockout. Bean misses the jab. Bean takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Francis pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Francis throws a hook but Bean avoids it easily. Bean slips under a jab. Francis lands the left hand. Bean tries to clinch but Francis moves out of range. Francis throws a looping overhand right but Bean ducks down to avoid it. Francis checks a leg kick. #T4# This has been an exciting period of action! Bean slips under a jab. Francis slips a jab from Bean. Bean ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Francis moves away. Francis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. David Francis is winning the standup battle so far. Bean dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Francis. That did some damage! Francis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bean moves away. Francis slips under a jab. Francis scores with a body shot.
Bean uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Francis.
Bean will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Francis wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. Francis misses the shot to the body. The fighters circle momentarily. Francis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Bean with a body punch. A glancing blow. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Both fighters circling a little - Bean finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Francis lands an overhand right. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Francis, as that shot connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Francis dominated that second round. The cut man is working on James Bean's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round! #R3# Bean moves out of range as Francis strikes. Francis throws the left hand but Bean avoids the punch easily. Francis pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Bean misses with a body kick. Francis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Bean closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #ROC# Bean is rocked! Francis throws a body shot but no joy. Bean is still on wobbly legs! Can Francis finish him? Bean misses the shot to the body. Bean seems to have recovered his senses. A looping hook to the body misses from Francis. Bean does a little dance to reset his feet. Bean is trying to counter with his kicks. Francis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Bean throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A quick step to the side and Francis tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Bean misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice defenses there by Bean. Francis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#CUT# The cut above James Bean's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Bean throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Francis sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T1# Francis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bean sees it coming and avoids it easily.#CL2# Bean forces Francis back against the cage and clinches. A head punch on the inside from Francis fails to land. Good body shot from Francis.
Francis misses with a punch on the inside.
Francis working aggressively here.
Bean blocks an uppercut.
Bean has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Francis misses with some punches.
Bean blocks an uppercut.
Francis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bean has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Francis seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bean can turn it around. Francis swings wildly with an uppercut but Bean uses good head movement to avoid it. Bean's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! A hook to the body from Francis.
James Bean has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2# Bean tries a body shot but Francis blocks it.
Francis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bean is keeping busy. Francis scores with a nice hook to the head. Francis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. A frustrated look appears on Bean's face as he tries to break the clinch. Francis swings wildly with an uppercut but Bean uses good head movement to avoid it. Bean stalling in the clinch but Francis improves position. Francis has a couple of punches blocked by Bean.
David Francis has scored more points in the clinch so far. Francis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Francis misses with a hook from the clinch. A short right from Francis. Francis has a couple of punches blocked by Bean.
#T3# Bean wants a takedown but no success here.
Bean is trying to pull guard but Francis has him pressed against the cage. Bean stalling in the clinch but Francis improves position. Bean wants a takedown but no success here.
David Francis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Bean. Francis lands a hook that snaps the head of Bean backwards. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Francis. Francis working aggressively here.
Francis misses with a punch on the inside.
Francis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bean's elbow. Bean slows down the pace here.
Francis misses with a punch on the inside.
Francis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Francis misses with some punches.
#T4##BC2# Bean escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Francis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bean was well out of range. Poor timing from Francis. Bean moves out of range as Francis strikes. Francis misses with a hook
and Bean counters with a stiff right hand. Bean lands a nice looking body kick. Bean throws a right hand that Francis ducks under and follows up with a left that Francis also avoids with ease. Francis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bean at a distance.
Francis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Francis works the jab nicely. Francis lands a head shot. Francis lands a head shot. Bean throws a hook but Francis avoids it easily. Francis connects with a body shot. Bean staying out of range there. Bean slips a jab from Francis.
And that's the end of the fight! David Francis showed his dominance in that final round. Well Francis 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27 Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27 Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Francis! After the fight, David Francis 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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