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Event:
MMAHelsinki - 132
Date: Jul 15, 2017 |
#R1#
Petersen misses the shot to the body.
Epicosuarez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Petersen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Epicosuarez.
Epicosuarez throws a head kick that misses.
Epicosuarez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petersen blocks a head kick by Epicosuarez.
A big right from Petersen misses.
Petersen thuds his right hand into Epicosuarez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#TD2#
Epicosuarez throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Petersen was covering up waiting for the punch and Epicosuarez finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Petersen wants to sweep here but Epicosuarez controlling him for the moment.
Epicosuarez postures up.
Epicosuarez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Petersen managing to control the position. #T1#
Epicosuarez won't allow Petersen to sweep him here. #SUB#
Petersen has his foot on Epicosuarez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Epicosuarez works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Epicosuarez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Epicosuarez postures up in Petersen's guard and throws a big left but Petersen blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Epicosuarez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Petersen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Petersen is trying to keep Epicosuarez in close.
Petersen is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Epicosuarez is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Epicosuarez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Petersen is keeping the position for now. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Darrel Petersen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petersen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Epicosuarez moves away.
Petersen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Epicosuarez under the eye.
Petersen throws a jab when Epicosuarez was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petersen. Epicosuarez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petersen just misses with a punch to the body.
Petersen throws a jab when Epicosuarez was well out of range.
Epicosuarez misses with a low kick. #CL2#
Epicosuarez has closed the distance and engaged Petersen in a clinch.
#TD2#
Epicosuarez works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Epicosuarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Petersen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Petersen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Epicosuarez is one step ahead there. #T3#
Petersen keeping moving, preventing Epicosuarez from controlling successfully.
Petersen looking for a sweep. Not yet Petersen, not yet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Petersen holds on and takes a little breather. #SUB#
Epicosuarez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Petersen trying to keep a closed guard but Epicosuarez is proving a slippery customer.
#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Petersen wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Epicosuarez is now in half guard.
Epicosuarez throwing shots but Petersen is blocking nicely.
Epicosuarez is keen to just control but Petersen is a slippery customer.
Petersen is in trouble now - Epicosuarez has advanced to mount!
Petersen is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Shark Tank MMA, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Petersen sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Petersen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Petersen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Thom Epicosuarez will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
A telegraphed right hand from Petersen misses the target.
Petersen slips under a jab.
A big right from Petersen misses.
Epicosuarez throws a half hearted mid kick.
A quick step to the side and Petersen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Epicosuarez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petersen throws a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Petersen misses.
Petersen moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromEpicosuarez.
Petersen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Epicosuarez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Petersen lands a right hook to the body.
Petersen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Epicosuarez digs a good body shot into Petersen's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petersen lands with a straight right. Epicosuarez didn't see that one coming.
Epicosuarez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Epicosuarez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Epicosuarez staying out of range there.
Petersen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.#T1#
Petersen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petersen misses with an uppercut.
Petersen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Epicosuarez.
Epicosuarez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Petersen.
A thudding body kick lands there by Epicosuarez!
Epicosuarez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Petersen doesn't seem bothered though.
Epicosuarez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Epicosuarez moves out of range of the strikes.
Epicosuarez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Petersen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Epicosuarez manages to avoid it.
Epicosuarez wants to clinch
and Petersen counters with a straight right hand.
Darrel Petersen is winning the standup battle so far.
Epicosuarez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Epicosuarez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Petersen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Petersen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#T2#
Epicosuarez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Epicosuarez avoids the body shot from Petersen.
Petersen backing away here, and Epicosuarez unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Petersen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Epicosuarez defending well as Petersen loads up on a big left hand.
Epicosuarez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petersen.
Petersen avoids the body shot from Epicosuarez.
Petersen misses the shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petersen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Petersen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Petersen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Epicosuarez under the eye.#TD2#
Epicosuarez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Petersen to the mat! Petersen manages to get full guard.
Thom Epicosuarez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Epicosuarez throws a big elbow that misses.
Petersen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Epicosuarez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#T3#
Petersen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Petersen looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SUB#
Petersen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Epicosuarez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Epicosuarez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Petersen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Petersen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Epicosuarez's guard. #REVR#
Petersen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#SUB2#
Epicosuarez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Petersen wants to control from the top but Epicosuarez keeps moving. #T4#
Petersen looking to pass the guard. #SUB2#
Epicosuarez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Petersen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Petersen tries to free his leg and advance position but Epicosuarez is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darrel Petersen dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. 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#
Epicosuarez moves away from the strike by Petersen.
Epicosuarez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Petersen rather than just go for the knockout.
Petersen avoids the body shot from Epicosuarez.
Petersen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Epicosuarez.
Petersen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Epicosuarez lands a jab to the nose.
Petersen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Petersen misses.
Petersen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Epicosuarez.
A head kick misses from Epicosuarez.
It looked like Petersen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Epicosuarez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Petersen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Epicosuarez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Epicosuarez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Epicosuarez prevents a body shot from Petersen. #BC2#
Epicosuarez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fighters circling - Petersen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Petersen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#T1#
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Petersen, as that shot connected.
Epicosuarez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Petersen backs up against the cage.
#TD2#
Epicosuarez shoots in and gets a takedown into Petersen's guard.
Petersen wants to sweep here but Epicosuarez controlling him for the moment. #SUB#
Petersen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Epicosuarez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Epicosuarez postures up.
#T2#
Epicosuarez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Petersen is adopting a defensive guard.
Petersen controls Epicosuarez momentarily but Epicosuarez frees himself.
Petersen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Petersen looking for a sweep. Not yet Petersen, not yet. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Epicosuarez tries to move into range but Petersen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.#T3#
Petersen misses with a lunging right hand
and Epicosuarez counters with a nice body kick.
Epicosuarez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Petersen.
A little feinted left hand from Petersen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Petersen misses with a hook. Epicosuarez ducked under it nicely.
Petersen misses with a hook.
Petersen loads up on a big right hand but Epicosuarez slips the punch.
Petersen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Petersen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Epicosuarez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petersen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Epicosuarez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Epicosuarez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petersen.
Petersen misses the jab.
Petersen throws a shot from downtown. Epicosuarez moves away and avoids it.
Petersen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Epicosuarez.
#T4#
A jab from Epicosuarez does it's job there.
Epicosuarez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petersen.
Epicosuarez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Petersen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Epicosuarez misses with a lunging right hand
#TD#
and Petersen counters with a single leg into guard. Epicosuarez didn't expect that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Epicosuarez controls Petersen momentarily but Petersen frees himself.
Petersen advances position into side control!
Petersen working away.
Epicosuarez tries to improve position but can't.
Petersen has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Epicosuarez!
Petersen content just to control the position here.
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 Darrel Petersen.
I think Petersen 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darrel Petersen!
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Event:
MMAHelsinki - 118
Date: May 13, 2017 |
#R1#
Bickle throws a head kick that misses.
Bickle lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bickle fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Epicosuarez on the side of the head.
Bickle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Epicosuarez.
Bickle tries to land a leg kick but Epicosuarez saw it coming and moves away.
Good work by Epicosuarez as he checks the leg kick.
Bickle walks into a left hand.
Bickle throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Epicosuarez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bickle.
Bickle misses the jab.
Bickle throws a jab but it's blocked by Epicosuarez.
Epicosuarez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bickle throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bickle will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Epicosuarez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bickle throws a poor cross that misses
and Bickle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bickle ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bickle looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#T1#
Epicosuarez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bickle moves in looking to clinch but Epicosuarez pushes him off.
Bickle scores with a push kick.
Bickle throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bickle misses with a low kick.
Epicosuarez checks a leg kick.
Bickle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A clash of legs there as Epicosuarez blocks the low kick.
Bickle swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Epicosuarez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Epicosuarez looks to land a combination but Bickle avoids it well.
Bickle looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bickle throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Epicosuarez throws a looping overhand right but Bickle ducks down to avoid it.
As Epicosuarez tries to get set, Bickle tries to push him back and clinch up but Epicosuarez manages to avoid the attempt.
Travis Bickle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bickle lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Epicosuarez misses with a body shot.
Epicosuarez tries to clinch up
and Bickle counters with a series of strikes. Epicosuarez will be more careful next time no doubt. #T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bickle circles away from the clinch attempt
and Epicosuarez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Epicosuarez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bickle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bickle slips under a jab from Epicosuarez.
Bickle connects with a single shot there.
Bickle lands a jab to Epicosuarez's midsection.
Bickle throws a low kick but Epicosuarez avoids it.
Bickle smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bickle connects with a solid leg kick.
Bickle tries to clinch there but Epicosuarez circles away.
Epicosuarez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bickle misses with a low kick as Epicosuarez jumps back.
Epicosuarez is looking for the big counter here.
Bickle pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Epicosuarez throws an overhand right that lands on Bickle's shoulder, as Bickle tries to avoid the shot.
Bickle takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
#T3#
The fight stays on the outside here - Bickle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bickle fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Epicosuarez.
Epicosuarez moves out of range as Bickle throws a body kick.
Bickle throws a jab when Epicosuarez was well out of range.
Epicosuarez looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Bickle throws a leg kick but Epicosuarez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bickle throws an off balance right hand
and Epicosuarez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bickle thinking.
Bickle cracks Epicosuarez with a good jab.
Bickle cracks Epicosuarez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bickle throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Epicosuarez crashing down! Epicosuarez tries to stagger back to his feet but Bickle just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Epicosuarez asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Travis Bickle!
Travis Bickle decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Event:
MMAHelsinki - 110
Date: Apr 14, 2017 |
#R1#
Epicosuarez misses with a lunging right hand
and White counters with a nice leg kick.
White on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Thom Epicosuarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Epicosuarez doesn't seem bothered though.
Epicosuarez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
White looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Epicosuarez fails to land with a series of punches.
Epicosuarez thuds a left hand into White's body.
Epicosuarez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Epicosuarez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Epicosuarez throws a head kick that misses.
Epicosuarez looks to land a combination but White avoids it well.
It seemed like White was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Epicosuarez connects with a nice looking jab.
Epicosuarez misses with a hook
and White counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Epicosuarez misses with a body shot.
#T1#
Epicosuarez looks to clinch
and White counters with a nice uppercut.
Epicosuarez misses with a jab to the body
and White counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
White avoids a punch combination nicely.
Epicosuarez just misses with a punch to the body.
Epicosuarez throws a body kick that misses.
It seemed like White was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Epicosuarez throws a body kick that misses.
It seemed like White was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Epicosuarez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from White.
White showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Epicosuarez.
Epicosuarez swings away with a body shot that misses
and White counters with a big head kick but Epicosuarez shrugs it off.
Epicosuarez looks to throw a body kick
and White counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Epicosuarez throws a lazy uppercut
and White counters with a nice low kick that buckles Epicosuarez's knee momentarily.#T2#
Epicosuarez throws a leg kick
and White cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Epicosuarez lands a slapping body shot.
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!
Epicosuarez lands a high kick!
Epicosuarez misses with a few strikes there.
White needs to keep his hands up - Epicosuarez had a free shot at his head there.
Epicosuarez slips a straight right by White.
Nice shot by White.
White jabs at Epicosuarez's body.
Epicosuarez throws a right hand that misses
and White counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circling - Epicosuarez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
White feints a counter leg kick.
White slips a straight right by Epicosuarez.
White slips under a jab from Epicosuarez.#T3#
A head kick misses from Epicosuarez.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Epicosuarez was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
A little feinted left hand from Epicosuarez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Epicosuarez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
White lands a nice looking kick to the body. Epicosuarez takes a step back to recover.
White throws a jab when Epicosuarez was well out of range.
White ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
White circles away from the clinch attempt.
White appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Epicosuarez
and White counters with a low kick, right behind Epicosuarez 's knee.
Epicosuarez throws a head kick but White moves out of range.
A cross from White lands.
White jabbing away but nothing is landing.
White keeps Epicosuarez at a distance using the push kick. #T4#
Epicosuarez throws a combination that misses
and White counters with a low kick, right behind Epicosuarez 's knee.
Epicosuarez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract White.
Epicosuarez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of White's head.
White moves out of range as Epicosuarez throws a body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White throws a leg kick but Epicosuarez checks it.
Epicosuarez throws a right and a left that White avoids nicely.
White throws out a counter right but Epicosuarez avoids it with no problem.
Epicosuarez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. White sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Epicosuarez swings away with a body shot that misses
and White counters with a leg kick.
A left and a right from Epicosuarez both land. Nice combination.
Epicosuarez throws a jab when White was well out of range.
Epicosuarez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from White.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Thomas White will probably get the nod.
That's time! Epicosuarez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Epicosuarez misses with the combination.
Epicosuarez throws an off balance right hand
and White counters with a left to the body. #CL#
Epicosuarez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.#BC#
Epicosuarez manages to break the clinch.
Epicosuarez misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Epicosuarez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps White's head backwards.#CL#
Epicosuarez clinches up with White and pushes him back against the cage.
Epicosuarez blocks an elbow strike.
White misses with the head strike.
Epicosuarez lands with a short shot to the head. #T1#
Epicosuarez pushes White back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Epicosuarez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A body shot lands from Epicosuarez.
Epicosuarez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#BC#
Epicosuarez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Epicosuarez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
White connects with a leg kick. Epicosuarez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
White throws a series of punches but Epicosuarez moves out of range.
Epicosuarez slips under a jab.
Epicosuarez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Epicosuarez misses with a hook
and White counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Epicosuarez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Epicosuarez misses with an uppercut
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T2#
Epicosuarez lands an overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Epicosuarez gets off balance looking for a body kick
and White counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
White avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
White tries a quick counter leg kick but Epicosuarez is wise to it.
A punch lands to the side of White 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Epicosuarez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling White to counter with a crisp jab.
Epicosuarez misses with a leg kick
and White counters with a stiff right hand.
White cracks Epicosuarez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Epicosuarez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A little jabbing left from White on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
White takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Epicosuarez moves in looking to clinch but White pushes him off.
Epicosuarez throws a head kick that misses.
Epicosuarez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and White counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#T3#
Epicosuarez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Epicosuarez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and White is able to avoid easily.
White throws a big counter head kick but Epicosuarez avoids it with no problem.
Epicosuarez throws a big shot that misses.
Epicosuarez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
White connects with an inside leg kick.
Epicosuarez throws a poor cross that misses
and White makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Epicosuarez misses with a body punch
and Epicosuarez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
White lands with a slapping head kick.
Epicosuarez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Thomas White seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Epicosuarez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
White lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as White lands an impressive looking overhand right. Epicosuarez doesn't seem phased though.#T4##CL#
Epicosuarez darts in and clinches White up against the cage.
Epicosuarez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow.
White lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
#BC2#
White breaks the clinch.
Epicosuarez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Epicosuarez.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from White! But no joy.
Epicosuarez closes the distance but White moves to the side
and White counters with a nice low kick that buckles Epicosuarez's knee momentarily.
White slips a straight right by Epicosuarez.
It seemed like White was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
White wants to land a leg kick but Epicosuarez is out of range.
Epicosuarez is looking to counter punch.
Epicosuarez misses with a right hand
and White counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas White 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Epicosuarez throws a head kick that misses.
Nice takedown defense from White. No joy for Epicosuarez on that attempt.
Epicosuarez throws the kick towards the body but White avoids it.
Epicosuarez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. White tries to avoid it but Epicosuarez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag White to the ground. White escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Epicosuarez misses with a low kick as White jumps back.
White dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Epicosuarez. That did some damage!
A looping hook to the body misses from White. Epicosuarez does a little dance to reset his feet.
White lands a nice shot that snaps Epicosuarez's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick from Epicosuarez misses.
Epicosuarez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Epicosuarez misses with a straight right.
Epicosuarez moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromWhite.
White checks the leg kick.#T1#
Epicosuarez throws a solid leg kick but White takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Epicosuarez.
White throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Epicosuarez swings for the body but White moves out of range.
White looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
White tries a head kick but it misses.
Epicosuarez misses with a hook. White ducked under it nicely.
Epicosuarez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.#TD#
Epicosuarez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Epicosuarez wants to lay and pray for a moment but White keeps working.
Epicosuarez passes to full mount! That's big trouble for White!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Epicosuarez scoring with strikes but White is staying in there.
Epicosuarez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. White can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Thom Epicosuarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
White is squirming around, avoiding Epicosuarez's attempts to control the action.
White is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Epicosuarez connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White is in all sorts of trouble here.
Epicosuarez avoids the attempt from White to control.
Epicosuarez is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Epicosuarez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Epicosuarez lands a big elbow. #T3#
White is looking to improve his position but Epicosuarez isn't that keen on the idea.
Epicosuarez landing strikes, looking to finish!
Epicosuarez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
#SUB#
Epicosuarez working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Epicosuarez wants to control the pace but White is squirming around nicely. #SUB#
Epicosuarez with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
#T4#
Epicosuarez has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of White's face.
Epicosuarez raining down shots from the mount!
White gets back to half guard.
White trying to control from the bottom.
White blocking the ground and pound attempt from Epicosuarez.
Epicosuarez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thom Epicosuarez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think White 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas White!
Thomas White thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
MMAHelsinki - 108
Date: Apr 05, 2017 |
#R1#
Bickle clobbers Epicosuarez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bickle throws a jab when Epicosuarez was well out of range.
Bickle sizes up Epicosuarez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Travis Bickle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Epicosuarez moves in looking to clinch but Bickle pushes him off.
Epicosuarez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Epicosuarez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bickle tries to land a front kick but Epicosuarez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Epicosuarez counters with a body kick.
Bickle lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bickle connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bickle throws a series of punches but Epicosuarez moves out of range.
Epicosuarez wants to counter with a clinch but Bickle pushes him away.#CL2#
Epicosuarez has managed to clinch.
Bickle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bickle using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Epicosuarez is stalling here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Epicosuarez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Epicosuarez takes a shot to the head.
Bickle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bickle misses with a knee strike.
#T1#
Bickle tries a knee to the head but Epicosuarez blocks it.
Bickle swings wildly with an uppercut but Epicosuarez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bickle unloads a knee to the mid-section. Epicosuarez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bickle pushes Epicosuarez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bickle throws a punch but it's blocked by Epicosuarez.
Bickle lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Bickle - that landed with a thud.
Epicosuarez looks winded!
Bickle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bickle lands with a short shot to the head.
Epicosuarez avoiding damage as Bickle throws knees to the body.
Epicosuarez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bickle misses with the head strike.
#BC2#
Epicosuarez breaks the clinch.
Epicosuarez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bickle goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Epicosuarez was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.#T2#
Bickle tries to clinch there but Epicosuarez circles away.
Bickle throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bickle shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Epicosuarez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Epicosuarez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bickle is looking to counter the offense by Epicosuarez and move into the clinch.
Bickle's jab looks to have found its range, popping Epicosuarez under the eye.
Bickle connects with a good right hand that stumbles Epicosuarez. Epicosuarez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Epicosuarez stalks Bickle and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bickle's face. Bickle staggers backwards, shaken.
Bickle attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Epicosuarez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Epicosuarez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bickle.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bickle.
Bickle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bickle misses with a hook.
Bickle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Epicosuarez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bickle moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bickle misses with a head kick.
#T3#
Bickle throws a sloppy head kick and Epicosuarez moves out of range easily.
Epicosuarez wants to counter with a clinch but Bickle pushes him away.
Bickle misses with a leg kick #CL2#
and Epicosuarez counters by moving into the clinch.
Bickle digs a right hand into Epicosuarez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Epicosuarez's gas tank.
Epicosuarez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Bickle.
Epicosuarez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bickle backwards.
Epicosuarez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bickle is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bickle unloads a knee to the mid-section.#BC#
Bickle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Epicosuarez tries to keep at a distance but Bickle has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bickle scores with a shoulder strike.
Bickle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #BC#
Bickle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bickle connects with a body shot that sends Epicosuarez's belly button to the back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL#
Bickle has managed to clinch.
#T4#
Bickle taking a breather.
Bickle pushes Epicosuarez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bickle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Epicosuarez struggles to land a body shot inside as Bickle controls his hands.
Bickle lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Epicosuarez or not.
Epicosuarez dodges an elbow strike from Bickle.
Epicosuarez misses with a body punch.
Bickle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bickle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Epicosuarez is defending well for now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bickle as Epicosuarez tries to tie him up.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bickle lands a shot to the body.
Epicosuarez is trying to pull guard but Bickle has him pressed against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Bickle as the two fighters clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Bickle dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Bickle lands with a kick to the temple. Epicosuarez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A jab from Bickle does it's job there.
Epicosuarez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
#ROC#
Epicosuarez is rocked!
Bickle changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Epicosuarez is still on wobbly legs! Can Bickle finish him?
Epicosuarez is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Bickle moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Travis Bickle!
Travis Bickle was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 23, 2017 |
#R1#
Reddington throws a shot from downtown. Epicosuarez moves away and avoids it.
Epicosuarez misses with a hook.
Reddington jabbing away but nothing is landing. #TD2#
Epicosuarez closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Reddington quickly recovers to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#ES#
Reddington manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Reddington rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Epicosuarez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from Reddington.
Reddington scores with a sloppy right hand. Epicosuarez should have avoided that one.
Reddington misses with a double jab
letting Epicosuarez counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reddington looks to score with a jab to the body but Epicosuarez is just out of range.#TD2#
Epicosuarez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Reddington tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Epicosuarez wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Epicosuarez working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Reddington knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Epicosuarez on the ground.
Reddington is trying to improve his position.
Reddington is working hard here to advance position.#T1#
Epicosuarez working away.
Reddington is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Epicosuarez has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Reddington tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Epicosuarez working away.
Epicosuarez working the head and body with strikes.
Reddington tries to escape but Epicosuarez is in control. #SUB2#
Epicosuarez is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Reddington knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Reddington is looking to get back to his feet here but Epicosuarez is keeping cool and he's managed to take Reddington's back.
Reddington rolls, trying to escape but Epicosuarez keeps control of the position.
#T2#
Epicosuarez has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Reddington.
Reddington is really stuck here.
Epicosuarez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Reddington wants to get back to his feet.
Well, with Epicosuarez on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Reddington is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Reddington breaks Epicosuarez's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Reddington won't allow Epicosuarez to sweep him here.
Reddington has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Epicosuarez is proving hard to escape from.
Reddington looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Epicosuarez is trying to keep Reddington in close.
#SUB2#
Epicosuarez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Reddington won't allow Epicosuarez to sweep him here.
Epicosuarez has a closed guard, preventing Reddington from standing up.
Epicosuarez working a defensive guard here.
Epicosuarez looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Reddington controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#SUB2#
Epicosuarez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Reddington doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Reddington manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SU#
Epicosuarez is working an open guard so Reddington takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.#TD2#
Epicosuarez 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.
Reddington wants to stand but Epicosuarez is controlling the position.
Epicosuarez distracts Reddington with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Reddington controlling Epicosuarez's posture.
Reddington lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Reddington trying to control but Epicosuarez is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Thom Epicosuarez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Reddington fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Epicosuarez manages to avoid it.#TD2#
Epicosuarez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Reddington to the mat! Reddington manages to get full guard.
Reddington trying to keep a closed guard but Epicosuarez is proving a slippery customer.
Reddington wants to get back to his feet but Epicosuarez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Reddington tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Epicosuarez is looking to work some ground and pound but Reddington has wrist control.
Reddington 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.
Reddington working a defensive guard here.
Epicosuarez is looking to work some ground and pound but Reddington has wrist control.#T1#
Epicosuarez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Reddington is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Epicosuarez is controlling him.
Epicosuarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Reddington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Reddington loads up on a big right hand but Epicosuarez slips the punch.
Reddington connects with a good right hand that stumbles Epicosuarez. Epicosuarez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Epicosuarez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Reddington's calf.
Reddington scores with a body shot.
Reddington connects with a nice looking jab.
Reddington connects with the punch.
Epicosuarez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Reddington throws a right and a left that both miss.
Epicosuarez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Reddington.
Reddington fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
#T2#
A looping hook to the body misses from Reddington. Epicosuarez does a little dance to reset his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reddington throws a body shot but no joy.
Epicosuarez dodges the punch combination from Reddington.
Epicosuarez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Raymond Reddington is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Epicosuarez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raymond Reddington is winning the standup battle so far.
Reddington digs a good hook to Epicosuarez's body.
Reddington misses with a few strikes there.
Raymond Reddington is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reddington showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Epicosuarez.
Reddington swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#CL2#
Epicosuarez moves into the clinch successfully.
#BC#
Reddington manages to break the clinch.
Reddington lands a nice shot to the body.
Good shot there by Reddington.#T3##TD2#
Epicosuarez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Reddington napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Reddington is looking to get back to his feet here but Epicosuarez is keeping cool and he's managed to take Reddington's back.
Will Epicosuarez go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Thom Epicosuarez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Epicosuarez has the hooks in. Reddington is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Reddington is keeping busy.
Epicosuarez might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Reddington haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.#ES#
Reddington manages to stand up with Epicosuarez still on his back. Eventually Epicosuarez drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.
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 shot by Reddington.#T4#
Reddington rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Epicosuarez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Epicosuarez lands a nice looking body shot.
Reddington is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Epicosuarez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Reddington was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Epicosuarez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reddington sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Epicosuarez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Epicosuarez throws a nice looking combination but Reddington bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Reddington throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Epicosuarez.
Epicosuarez throws a jab but it's blocked by Reddington.
Epicosuarez misses with a hook. Reddington ducked under it nicely.
Reddington shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Epicosuarez eats them both and turns towards Reddington to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nice shot by Reddington.
Reddington with a body punch. A glancing blow.
No joy there for Reddington, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Reddington throws a sloppy body shot
and Epicosuarez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Reddington moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raymond Reddington dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Reddington staying out of range there.
Epicosuarez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
#TD2#
Epicosuarez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Reddington's guard.
Epicosuarez stopping the sweep attempt from Reddington.
Reddington is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Epicosuarez is controlling him. #ES#
Reddington manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Reddington goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Epicosuarez misses with a body punch.
#BC2#
Epicosuarez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reddington uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Epicosuarez has time to react.
Reddington with a body punch. A glancing blow. #T1#
Reddington's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Reddington duly obliges.
Reddington dips to his left and cracks Epicosuarez with an uppercut!
Reddington scores with a nice head shot.
Epicosuarez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Reddington lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Epicosuarez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Reddington slips a jab and a cross from Epicosuarez.
Reddington bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Reddington avoids the body shot from Epicosuarez.
Epicosuarez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reddington keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Epicosuarez.
Reddington lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Epicosuarez circles away quickly and effectively.
Epicosuarez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reddington works over Epicosuarez's head and body with a nice combination.
Epicosuarez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Reddington. Those never looked like landing.
Reddington uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Epicosuarez.
Reddington scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#T2#
Epicosuarez tries to clinch but Reddington moves out of range.
Reddington is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Epicosuarez can do to turn this around?#TD2#
Epicosuarez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Epicosuarez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reddington is trying to improve his position.
Reddington taking punishment in the form of punches.
Reddington is holding Epicosuarez down, trying to stall.
You can see the frustration on Reddington's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Reddington is trying to improve his position.
Reddington is not content to let Epicosuarez control the position.
Reddington is trying to control Epicosuarez's posture but Epicosuarez avoids it. #T3#
Reddington is looking to reverse the position.
Epicosuarez cracks Reddington with a big right hand but Reddington just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Reddington can't do much from the bottom here.
Reddington is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Epicosuarez is controlling him well.
Epicosuarez trying to control the position but Reddington is working away.
Reddington is looking to regain half guard here but Epicosuarez keeps moving and retains side control.
Epicosuarez landing a few strikes.
Epicosuarez working away.#T4#
Epicosuarez trying to control the position but Reddington is working away.
Epicosuarez has control of an arm but Reddington manages to advance to Epicosuarez's back!
Reddington struggling to keep hold of the position.
Epicosuarez tries to escape the position.
Will Reddington go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
I would not like to be Epicosuarez right now.
Epicosuarez is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Reddington really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Epicosuarez.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raymond Reddington showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Reddington 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 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raymond Reddington!
After the fight, Raymond Reddington was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 14, 2017 |
#R1##TD#
Epicosuarez gets the takedown into side control. #ES2#
Muldew bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!#TD#
Epicosuarez shoots in and bounces Muldew off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.#SUB2#
Muldew looking for a guillotine here but Epicosuarez defends easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Epicosuarez is stalling in the full guard.
Epicosuarez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#T1#
Muldew wants to sweep here but Epicosuarez controlling him for the moment.
Muldew trying to control the position.
Muldew might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Epicosuarez haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Muldew keeping moving, preventing Epicosuarez from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Epicosuarez looking to pass the guard.
Epicosuarez pushes down on Muldew's leg and manages to get into half guard.#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.#SUB#
Epicosuarez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Epicosuarez winds up and cracks Muldew with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Epicosuarez is thwarting Muldew's attempts to control the position.
Muldew desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Epicosuarez wants to control but Muldew is keeping him busy. #T3#
Epicosuarez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Muldew is looking to improve his position.
Epicosuarez wants to take a breather but Muldew is having none of it.
Muldew is looking to control Epicosuarez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Muldew avoid being mounted?
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Muldew fails with an attempt to clinch.
Epicosuarez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Muldew shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Epicosuarez as he avoids it easily.
Muldew wants to clinch
and Epicosuarez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Muldew thinking. #T4#
Epicosuarez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Muldew manages to avoid it.
Muldew shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Epicosuarez sprawls well. Epicosuarez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Muldew gets slowly back to his feet.
Epicosuarez throws a sloppy head kick and Muldew moves out of range easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Epicosuarez.
Epicosuarez slaps away a takedown attempt from Muldew, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Thom Epicosuarez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Muldew.
Epicosuarez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Muldew.
It looked like Epicosuarez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#CL#
Epicosuarez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Epicosuarez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Epicosuarez tries to work over Muldew's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Muldew drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Epicosuarez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Muldew changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Epicosuarez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thom Epicosuarez dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Muldew slips a straight right by Epicosuarez.
Epicosuarez scores with a nice head shot.
Muldew throws a leg kick
and Muldew takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Muldew takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A nice side step and Muldew releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Muldew fails with a takedown attempt.
Muldew lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. #CUT2#
It looks like Thom Epicosuarez has been cut.
Epicosuarez missing with a left hand there. Muldew was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Epicosuarez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Muldew takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Muldew rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Epicosuarez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Epicosuarez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL#
Epicosuarez gets a clinch.
Muldew is leaning against Epicosuarez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Epicosuarez missing with knees to the body.
#T1#
Epicosuarez prevents Muldew from breaking the clinch.
Epicosuarez stalls.
Muldew goes for a takedown in the clinch but Epicosuarez prevents it.
Epicosuarez misses with the head strike.
#TD#
Epicosuarez is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Muldew can't fight it off and eventually Epicosuarez manages to take the fight to the floor. Muldew looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Muldew is trying to control the position but Epicosuarez postures up.
Muldew is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Epicosuarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Muldew is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2#
Muldew is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Epicosuarez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Muldew tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Epicosuarez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Muldew's guard.
Muldew regains full guard. Nicely done.
Muldew wants to sweep here but Epicosuarez controlling him for the moment.
Muldew preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Muldew has momentary wrist control but Epicosuarez slips an elbow through the middle.#T3#
Epicosuarez stopping the sweep attempt from Muldew.
Muldew has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Epicosuarez has passed into side control.
Epicosuarez scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Muldew to see if he's OK.
Epicosuarez lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Muldew down.
Muldew taking punishment in the form of punches.
Epicosuarez lands a nice forearm strike.
Epicosuarez advances to full mount.
Epicosuarez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Epicosuarez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
#T4#
Epicosuarez with shots to the head and body - Muldew looks very uncomfortable down there.
Muldew sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
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!
Epicosuarez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Epicosuarez.
Muldew tries to roll over but Epicosuarez keeps him under control.#SUB#
Epicosuarez is trying to work for a kimura but Muldew is defending well.
Thom Epicosuarez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Epicosuarez wants to pass the guard but Muldew is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thom Epicosuarez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thom Epicosuarez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Epicosuarez scores with a punch to the head.
Johnny Muldew is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Epicosuarez looks to score with a jab to the body but Muldew is just out of range.
Muldew shoots in looking for a takedown but Epicosuarez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Muldew's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Epicosuarez throwing a counter right hand but Muldew manages to avoid it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Muldew.
Epicosuarez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And Muldew tries to counter it with a takedown but Epicosuarez pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Epicosuarez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Epicosuarez connects with a leg kick. Muldew looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Epicosuarez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Muldew.
Thom Epicosuarez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Muldew.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Epicosuarez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Epicosuarez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Epicosuarez pushing down on Muldew's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. #T1#
Epicosuarez is looking to take a break and control but Muldew is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Muldew pushes Epicosuarez off looking to stand but Epicosuarez dives back in and keeps control.
Epicosuarez prevents Muldew from improving his position.
Epicosuarez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Epicosuarez is trying to control the action in half guard but Muldew is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #SUB#
Epicosuarez is looking for a kimura here.
Muldew holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Thom Epicosuarez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Muldew taking some punishment here, with Epicosuarez in his half guard.
Muldew is looking to improve his position.
Muldew is looking to control Epicosuarez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Muldew avoid being mounted?
Epicosuarez is taking a breather. Muldew says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.#T3#
Muldew wants to improve his position but Epicosuarez is controlling well.
Epicosuarez sitting and controlling from the half guard. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#TD#
Epicosuarez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Muldew is looking to improve his position.
Epicosuarez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Muldew trying to get back to full guard but Epicosuarez takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!#T4#
Epicosuarez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Epicosuarez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Muldew can do to turn this around?
Epicosuarez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Epicosuarez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Muldew looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Muldew is in all sorts of trouble here.
Johnny Muldew has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thom Epicosuarez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Epicosuarez 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thom Epicosuarez!
Thom Epicosuarez was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
Primal 59
Date: Mar 03, 2017 |
#R1#
Rolla throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Epicosuarez.
Epicosuarez defending well as Rolla loads up on a big left hand.
Rolla throws a series of punches but Epicosuarez avoids them all with ease.
Ronnie Rolla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Epicosuarez fails to land the takedown.
Rolla throws an off balance right hand
#TD#
and Epicosuarez counters with a shoot takedown. Rolla fights it but they end up in guard.
Rolla wants to get back to his feet but Epicosuarez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Epicosuarez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Epicosuarez is looking to work some ground and pound but Rolla has wrist control.
Rolla wants to stand and escape but Epicosuarez is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rolla wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Epicosuarez is now in half guard.
Rolla won't allow Epicosuarez to pass to mount. #T1#
Rolla wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rolla manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rolla is looking to stand up but Epicosuarez isn't so interested in that idea.
Rolla keeping full guard, as Epicosuarez tries to pass.
Epicosuarez won't allow Rolla to get back to his feet.
Epicosuarez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rolla's head.
Epicosuarez prevents Rolla from getting back to his feet.
Epicosuarez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rolla can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rolla is looking to stand up but Epicosuarez isn't so interested in that idea. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Epicosuarez slips a straight right by Rolla.
Epicosuarez throws a hook but Rolla avoids it easily.
Rolla throws a body punch but Epicosuarez moves out of range.
Rolla throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Epicosuarez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rolla.
Epicosuarez fails with the takedown
and Rolla connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rolla steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Epicosuarez.
Rolla digs a good body shot into Epicosuarez's ribs.
Rolla scores with a three punch combo!
Epicosuarez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rolla swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thom Epicosuarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T3#
Rolla lands a nice looking body shot.
Rolla lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Epicosuarez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rolla throws out a loose jab but Epicosuarez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Epicosuarez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rolla throws out the jab.
Epicosuarez feinted with a counter takedown.
Rolla scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rolla lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Epicosuarez at a distance.
Rolla works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rolla lands a jab to Epicosuarez's midsection.
Rolla lands with a nice body punch. #T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rolla swinging wildly here.
Ronnie Rolla is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Epicosuarez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rolla circles away.
Rolla throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Epicosuarez drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rolla sprawls and moves away.
Epicosuarez misses with a body shot.
Rolla lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.#TD#
Rolla gets caught napping as Epicosuarez dives in and scores a takedown. Rolla manages to retain guard.
Epicosuarez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rolla wants to stand but Epicosuarez is controlling the position.
Epicosuarez tries to free his leg and advance position but Rolla is retaining full guard.
Rolla looking to control.
Rolla wants to stand but Epicosuarez is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie Rolla dominated that round.
That's time! Epicosuarez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Rolla lands with a shot to the body.
Epicosuarez lands a slapping body shot.
Rolla looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Epicosuarez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Epicosuarez tries for a takedown but Rolla circles away easily
enabling Rolla to counter with a crisp jab.
Rolla throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Epicosuarez attempts a counter takedown but Rolla avoids it well and moves away.
Epicosuarez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rolla circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Rolla misses its intended target.
Epicosuarez half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ronnie Rolla seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Decent striking displayed by Rolla there.
Rolla lands a right hook to the body.
#T1#
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Epicosuarez is defended easily by Rolla.
Rolla throws a counter combo.
Good standup being displayed there by Rolla as he connects with a hook.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rolla.
Rolla misses with a combination
#TD#
and Epicosuarez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rolla's guard.
Rolla keeping moving, preventing Epicosuarez from controlling successfully.
Rolla is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. #T2#
Rolla working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Epicosuarez.
Rolla is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rolla working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Epicosuarez.
Rolla is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Epicosuarez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rolla's guard.
Thom Epicosuarez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rolla is trying to stand up here but Epicosuarez is controlling him well.
Epicosuarez lands with a punch from half guard.
Epicosuarez frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Epicosuarez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#T3#
Epicosuarez scoring with strikes but Rolla is staying in there.
Rolla's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Rolla is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rolla taking shots to the head.
You get the feeling that Rolla really doesn't like being in this position too much.
#SUB#
Epicosuarez is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Rolla to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Rolla shrugs it off.
Epicosuarez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#T4#
Epicosuarez dominating with strikes here.
Epicosuarez cracks Rolla with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Epicosuarez lands a nice shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rolla keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rolla is bucking up trying to escape but Epicosuarez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rolla is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Epicosuarez lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thom Epicosuarez dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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#
A left and a right from Rolla both land. Nice combination.
Rolla misses with a wild combination.
Epicosuarez cracks Rolla with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Epicosuarez swings widly with a right hand
and Rolla counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Epicosuarez thinking.
Rolla misses with a hook.
Epicosuarez tries to counter with a takedown but Rolla is quick to defend against it.#TD#
Epicosuarez fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Rolla to the ground. Epicosuarez is now in Rolla's guard.#ES2#
Rolla scrambles and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rolla throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Epicosuarez.
Rolla throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Epicosuarez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rolla looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T1#
Rolla throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rolla fails to land with a series of punches.
Epicosuarez throws a looping overhand right but Rolla ducks down to avoid it.
Rolla is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Epicosuarez.
Rolla misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Epicosuarez.
Epicosuarez throws a nice looking combination but Rolla bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rolla misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rolla throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Epicosuarez on the side of the head.
Ronnie Rolla is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Epicosuarez looks to land a right hand but Rolla moved out of range.
Rolla doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Epicosuarez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rolla goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Epicosuarez throws the left hand but Rolla avoids the punch easily.#T2##TD#
Epicosuarez shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rolla manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Epicosuarez chips away with some ground and pound.
Rolla keeping moving, preventing Epicosuarez from controlling successfully.
Epicosuarez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rolla swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Epicosuarez looking to sit in guard and control but Rolla gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Rolla trying to control the position from guard on top but Epicosuarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T3#
Epicosuarez is trying to keep Rolla in close.
Epicosuarez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rolla is one step ahead there. #SU2#
Rolla gets to his feet - Epicosuarez follows without any prompting.
Rolla swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Epicosuarez throws a right and a left that Rolla avoids nicely.
Rolla looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rolla dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Epicosuarez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#T4#
Rolla looks to land a combination but Epicosuarez avoids it well.
Epicosuarez slips under a jab.
Epicosuarez tries to counter with a takedown but Rolla is quick to defend against it.
Rolla swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Epicosuarez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Epicosuarez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rolla leaves Epicosuarez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Epicosuarez ducks under a wild hook from Rolla.
Rolla misses the jab.
Some wild striking there from Rolla.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ronnie Rolla comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rolla 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 Joseph Jones 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... 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:
Primal 59
Date: Feb 10, 2017 |
#R1#
Epicosuarez dives in for a single leg takedown but O Carroll sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
O Carroll checks a leg kick nicely.
O Carroll throws a quick inside leg kick.
Epicosuarez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Carroll throws out the jab.
Epicosuarez shoots in but no luck this time.
Epicosuarez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
O Carroll misses with a hook. Epicosuarez ducked under it nicely.
Epicosuarez swings away with a body shot that misses
and O Carroll counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Epicosuarez misses with a right hand
and O Carroll cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
O Carroll cracks Epicosuarez with an open hand slap.
O Carroll swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice takedown defense from O Carroll. No joy for Epicosuarez on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thom Epicosuarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
O Carroll stuffs the takedown.
Epicosuarez thows a leg kick but O Carroll checks it
letting O Carroll counter with a right hand.
O Carroll fails with an attempt to clinch.
Epicosuarez appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A swing and a miss from O Carroll.
An attempted straight right counter from Epicosuarez misses the target.
O Carroll thuds his right hand into Epicosuarez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
O Carroll keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Epicosuarez has his takedown stuffed
and O Carroll counters with a nice uppercut.
Epicosuarez defending well as O Carroll loads up on a big left hand.
Domnall O Carroll is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Epicosuarez misses the jab.
O Carroll thinks about the counter body kick.
O Carroll stuns Epicosuarez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
O Carroll feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Epicosuarezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#T2#
Epicosuarez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by O Carroll. O Carroll obviously looking to wear him down.
Epicosuarez slips a jab and a cross from O Carroll.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Carroll punishes Epicosuarez's body with a nice straight punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Epicosuarez misses the target.
O Carroll throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Epicosuarez tries to score a power double leg takedown but O Carroll sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Epicosuarez somewhat.
Epicosuarez slips under a jab from O Carroll.
Epicosuarez half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
O Carroll lands a really nice looking cross but Epicosuarez seems unphased.
A jab from O Carroll misses. #T3#
Epicosuarez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#TD#
Epicosuarez throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. O Carroll tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Epicosuarez is in O Carroll's guard.
Epicosuarez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Epicosuarez trying to control the position from guard on top but O Carroll is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Epicosuarez with a flurry of punches that miss.
O Carroll controls Epicosuarez momentarily but Epicosuarez frees himself.
Epicosuarez wants to control from the top but O Carroll keeps moving.
Epicosuarez postures up in O Carroll's guard and throws a big left but O Carroll blocks it. #T4#
Epicosuarez trying to control but O Carroll is working from the bottom.
Epicosuarez stopping the sweep attempt from O Carroll.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Domnall O Carroll seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Epicosuarez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting O Carroll counter with a right hand.
Epicosuarez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Carroll lands a jab to the nose.
Epicosuarez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Carroll.
O Carroll pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Epicosuarez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Domnall O Carroll dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
O Carroll jabs Epicosuarez right on the nose. Epicosuarez blinks but takes it well.
Epicosuarez avoids the body shot from O Carroll.
Epicosuarez attempts a counter takedown but O Carroll avoids it well and moves away.
O Carroll keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Epicosuarez.
O Carroll throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
O Carroll slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Epicosuarez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and O Carroll counters with a nice low kick that buckles Epicosuarez's knee momentarily.
O Carroll misses with a hook. Epicosuarez ducked under it nicely.
O Carroll goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Carroll throws a leg kick but Epicosuarez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Epicosuarez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
O Carroll throws a series of punches but Epicosuarez avoids them all with ease.
O Carroll throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
#T1#
O Carroll clobbers Epicosuarez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Domnall O Carroll seems to be getting the better of the standup.
O Carroll comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Epicosuarez shoots in but no luck this time.
A kick lands to the mid section there for O Carroll.
O Carroll with a body punch. A glancing blow.
O Carroll throws a body shot but no joy.
O Carroll cracks Epicosuarez with a good jab.
Epicosuarez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
O Carroll throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A lazy body kick from O Carroll #TD#
and Epicosuarez counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Epicosuarez's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #T2#
Epicosuarez trying to control the position from guard on top but O Carroll is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Epicosuarez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Epicosuarez distracts O Carroll with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Epicosuarez stopping the sweep attempt from O Carroll.
O Carroll trying to keep a closed guard but Epicosuarez is proving a slippery customer.
Epicosuarez with a flurry of punches that miss. #T3#
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as O Carroll holds on and takes a little breather.
Epicosuarez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Epicosuarez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Epicosuarez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#KD2#
O Carroll lands a big head kick that sends Epicosuarez tumbling to the mat! O Carroll takes a step backwards and waves Epicosuarez back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#
Epicosuarez is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Thom Epicosuarez has been cut.
Both fighters circling a little - O Carroll finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
O Carroll uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Oh Epicosuarez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head kick by O Carroll - that's a beauty! Epicosuarez is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even O Carroll can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Domnall O Carroll!
A less than humble Domnall O Carroll misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Event:
Primal 55 Hardy v Mancini
Date: Jan 07, 2017 |
#R1#
Reddington lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Epicosuarez circles away quickly and effectively.
A shot to the liver by Reddington. Beautiful body shot.
Epicosuarez lands a nice shot that snaps Reddington's head back.
Reddington throws a jab but it's blocked by Epicosuarez.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reddington. Epicosuarez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reddington misses with a body shot.
Reddington punishes Epicosuarez's body with a nice straight punch.
A left lands for Reddington.#TD2#
Epicosuarez throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Reddington was covering up waiting for the punch and Epicosuarez finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Reddington wants to get back to his feet but Epicosuarez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reddington looking to hit a scissor sweep but Epicosuarez is one step ahead there.
Epicosuarez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reddington not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#T1#
Reddington wants to stand up but Epicosuarez is controlling him.
Epicosuarez working some strikes from top position.
Epicosuarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Reddington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Epicosuarez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Epicosuarez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reddington swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Epicosuarez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Reddington tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Epicosuarez wants to pass the guard but Reddington is keeping the position.
Epicosuarez is still trying to improve position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Epicosuarez's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #T2#
Reddington has control of Epicosuarez's left arm, preventing Epicosuarez from doing any damage.
Reddington trying to control the position.
Epicosuarez wants to pass the guard but Reddington is keeping the position.
Reddington looking to hit a scissor sweep but Epicosuarez is one step ahead there.
Reddington is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Reddington knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Epicosuarez on the ground.
Reddington looking for a sweep. Not yet Reddington, not yet.
Reddington is working hard here to advance position.
Epicosuarez trying to control but Reddington is working from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Epicosuarez tries to free his leg and advance position but Reddington is retaining full guard. #T3#
Epicosuarez postures up.
#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Epicosuarez tries to score with a low kick but Reddington moves his leg out of the way.
Reddington throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Reddington swinging wildly here.
Reddington ducks under a wild hook from Epicosuarez.#TD2#
Epicosuarez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Reddington keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Epicosuarez lands with a punch from half guard.
Epicosuarez wants to free his trapped foot but Reddington is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ground and pound from Epicosuarez. #T4#
Reddington is looking to improve his position.
Epicosuarez moves into full mount! Reddington won't be happy about that!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reddington is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Reddington is wriggling around trying to escape.
Reddington tries to hold on but Epicosuarez pushes him away.
Reddington is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reddington tries to lock up and control but Epicosuarez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Epicosuarez trying to control but Reddington is having none of it.
Epicosuarez postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Reddington looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thom Epicosuarez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Reddington looks to land a combination but Epicosuarez avoids it well.
Reddington throws a looping overhand right but Epicosuarez ducks down to avoid it.
Epicosuarez walks into a left hand.
Epicosuarez missing with a left hand there. Reddington was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Epicosuarez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reddington slips under a jab.
Raymond Reddington is winning the standup battle so far.
Epicosuarez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reddington.
Reddington listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Reddington pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Raymond Reddington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reddington takes a swing at Epicosuarez's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Epicosuarez misses.
Epicosuarez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reddington throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reddington throws a nice looking combination but Epicosuarez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Reddington throws a right and a left that Epicosuarez avoids nicely.
Reddington throws a right hand that Epicosuarez ducks under and follows up with a left that Epicosuarez also avoids with ease.
Reddington connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Epicosuarez's hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reddington throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T1#
Epicosuarez avoids the body shot from Reddington.
Epicosuarez drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Reddington defends it well.#TD2#
Epicosuarez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Epicosuarez lands in his opponent's guard.
Epicosuarez prevents Reddington from getting back to his feet.
Epicosuarez lands a couple of elbows.
Epicosuarez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reddington swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Reddington controls Epicosuarez momentarily but Epicosuarez frees himself.
Epicosuarez wants to control from the top but Reddington keeps moving.
Reddington is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Epicosuarez is controlling him.
Reddington wants to sweep but no luck. #T2#
Epicosuarez forces his way into half guard.
Reddington trying to control but Epicosuarez postures up.
Epicosuarez missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #SUB2#
Epicosuarez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Reddington defends it well.
Epicosuarez trying to control the action but Reddington is working from the bottom.
Reddington tries to get to full guard but Epicosuarez has control of the leg.
Reddington wants to get back to his feet.
Reddington on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Reddington is trying to get back to full guard.#T3#
Epicosuarez is trying to control the action in half guard but Reddington is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Reddington moves into full guard.
#SUB#
Reddington throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Thom Epicosuarez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Epicosuarez won't allow Reddington to sweep him here.
Epicosuarez wants to pass the guard but Reddington is keeping the position.#ES#
Reddington manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Epicosuarez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
No joy there for Reddington, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Epicosuarez lands a head shot.
Reddington misses with an uppercut. Epicosuarez saw that one coming.
Sloppy strikes from Reddington. Those never looked like landing. #T4#
Reddington misses with an uppercut. Epicosuarez saw that one coming.
Epicosuarez tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Reddington throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Epicosuarez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Reddington throws a hook but Epicosuarez avoids it easily.
Epicosuarez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reddington.
Reddington displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Epicosuarez misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Reddington wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Reddington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Epicosuarez.
Reddington sizes up Epicosuarez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Reddington takes one to the side of the head.
A lazy left from Reddington finds it's target.
Epicosuarez moves out of range of the strikes.
Reddington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Epicosuarez moves away.
Reddington throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Epicosuarez throws out a powerful jab.
Epicosuarez throws out a loose jab but Reddington uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raymond Reddington dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Epicosuarez slips under a jab.
Epicosuarez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Reddington sprawls well. Reddington wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Epicosuarez gets slowly back to his feet.
Reddington tries to move into range but Epicosuarez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Reddington clobbers Epicosuarez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Reddington misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Epicosuarez drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Reddington defends it well.
Raymond Reddington is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reddington tests Epicosuarez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Epicosuarez throws a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Epicosuarez darts in looking for a takedown but Reddington gets double underhooks and turns Epicosuarez into the cage.
Epicosuarez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Epicosuarez misses with a hook.
Epicosuarez slips a jab and a cross from Reddington.
Reddington throws a nice looking combination but Epicosuarez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A nice side step and Epicosuarez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#T1#
Epicosuarez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Reddington is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Epicosuarez.
Reddington misses with a wild combination.
Raymond Reddington is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reddington lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Reddington lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Epicosuarez circles away quickly and effectively.
Reddington pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Reddington throws a body shot but no joy.
Epicosuarez is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.#TD2#
Epicosuarez shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Reddington is trying to defend but Epicosuarez finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.#ES#
Reddington has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Epicosuarez is on him like a limpet, forcing Reddington back against the cage.
Reddington is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Epicosuarez can do to turn this around?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Reddington prevents a takedown attempt there.
Raymond Reddington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thom Epicosuarez.#T2#
Epicosuarez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Epicosuarez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Epicosuarez misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reddington.
Epicosuarez has Reddington pressed against the cage, preventing Reddington from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Epicosuarez has Reddington pressed against the cage, preventing Reddington from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Epicosuarez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.#BC#
Reddington breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reddington keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Epicosuarez.#T3#
Reddington throws a lazy right hand but Epicosuarez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Epicosuarez drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Reddington defends it well.
Reddington throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Epicosuarez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Reddington cracks Epicosuarez with an open hand slap.
Reddington throws a right and a left that Epicosuarez avoids nicely.
Reddington blocks a head kick by Epicosuarez.
Reddington pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Epicosuarez throws out a counter right but Reddington avoids it with no problem.
Reddington takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Epicosuarez goes for a double leg but Reddington avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Reddington continues to drive forward.
Reddington thows a left - swing and a miss!
Reddington throws a series of punches but Epicosuarez avoids them all with ease.
Reddington scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Epicosuarez doesn't seem bothered though.
Reddington just misses with a punch to the body.
Epicosuarez drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Reddington defends it well.
Reddington swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Reddington misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circling - Epicosuarez throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T4#
Sloppy strikes from Reddington. Those never looked like landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reddington scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Epicosuarez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Reddington throws a shot from downtown. Epicosuarez moves away and avoids it.
And Epicosuarez tries to counter it with a takedown but Reddington pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Reddington misses with a wild combination.
And Epicosuarez tries to counter it with a takedown but Reddington pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Reddington misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Epicosuarez misses its intended target.
Reddington throws a hook but Epicosuarez avoids it easily.
Reddington misses the shot to the body.
Reddington throws a combination that misses
and Epicosuarez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Epicosuarez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reddington.
Reddington throws a nice looking combination but Epicosuarez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reddington misses with a left hand #TD2#
so Epicosuarez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Epicosuarez wants to control from the top but Reddington keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raymond Reddington showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Reddington 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raymond Reddington!
After the fight, Raymond Reddington was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 25, 2016 |
#R1#
Epicosuarez cracks Daniels with a right hand to the side of the head.
Daniels tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Epicosuarez feints the counter takedown.
Daniels throws a hook but Epicosuarez blocks it.
Epicosuarez slips a jab and a cross from Daniels.
Epicosuarez takes a swing at Daniels's ribcage but misses.
Daniels lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#CL#
Daniels clinches with his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Daniels fails to land. #BC2#
Epicosuarez breaks the clinch.
Daniels throws a combination that misses #TD2#
and Epicosuarez counters with a takedown into side control. #ES#
Daniels sneaks out the side door and pushes Epicosuarez away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Epicosuarez looks for a takedown but Daniels sprawls well.
Daniels throws a poor cross that misses
#TD2#
and Epicosuarez counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Epicosuarez trying to control from half guard but Daniels is working away. #T1##SUB2#
Epicosuarez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Daniels defends it well.
Daniels looks like he's trying to stand up.
Epicosuarez is looking to advance position but Daniels won't allow it.
Epicosuarez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Daniels keeping hold of Epicosuarez's head, controlling as best he can. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Epicosuarez thows a huge punch but Daniels dodges it nicely.
Epicosuarez is looking to advance position but Daniels won't allow it.
Daniels keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Daniels won't allow Epicosuarez to pass to mount.
Daniels is pressing down on Epicosuarez's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#T3#
Epicosuarez controls from within his opponent's guard.
Epicosuarez prevents Daniels from getting back to his feet. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Epicosuarez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Daniels can pounce on him.
A combination from Daniels does no damage.
Daniels throws a head kick that misses.
Daniels tries to clinch there but Epicosuarez circles away.
#CL#
Daniels has closed the distance and engaged Epicosuarez in a clinch.
Epicosuarez is looking for a takedown.
Daniels is trying to break the clinch but Epicosuarez has him pressed against the cage.
Daniels gets through Epicosuarez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Daniels swings wildly with an uppercut but Epicosuarez uses good head movement to avoid it. #T4#
Daniels lands with a short head shot on the inside. #BC#
Daniels manages to break the clinch.
Daniels tries a head kick but it misses.
Epicosuarez feints the counter takedown.
Epicosuarez swats away the attempt to clinch by Daniels.
Daniels throws a head kick but Epicosuarez moves out of range.
Epicosuarez feints the counter takedown.
Daniels slaps away a takedown attempt from Epicosuarez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jerome Daniels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thom Epicosuarez.
Daniels slips a straight right by Epicosuarez.
Jerome Daniels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Daniels slaps away a takedown attempt from Epicosuarez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Daniels bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Epicosuarez's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerome Daniels dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Daniels lands with a slapping head kick. #CUT#
It looks like Thom Epicosuarez has been cut.
Epicosuarez scores with a punch to the head.
Daniels darts in trying to clinch#TD2#
and Epicosuarez counters with a takedown into side control. #ES#
Daniels sneaks out the side door and pushes Epicosuarez away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL#
Daniels fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Epicosuarez, pushing him back against the cage.#BC#
Daniels's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Daniels is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Epicosuarez can do to turn this around?
Epicosuarez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#TD2#
Epicosuarez closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Daniels did well to prevent Epicosuarez getting side control.
Epicosuarez is just content to waste time from the top position. Daniels takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Daniels wants to stand up but Epicosuarez is controlling him. #T1#
Epicosuarez lands a couple of elbows.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Epicosuarez working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Epicosuarez is in close to Daniels's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Daniels wants to stand up but Epicosuarez is controlling him.
Epicosuarez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Epicosuarez wants to control from the top but Daniels keeps moving.
Thom Epicosuarez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Daniels is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Epicosuarez trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Daniels manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVR#
Daniels wanted to stand there but Epicosuarez had control of the position.
Epicosuarez lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Epicosuarez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Epicosuarez throwing strikes but missing. #T3#
Epicosuarez wants to control from the top but Daniels keeps moving.
Epicosuarez is looking to pass into half guard but Daniels pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Daniels is in guard.#REVR#
Epicosuarez trying to control the position.
#SU#
Daniels decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Epicosuarez, up you get!
Daniels throws a head kick but Epicosuarez moves out of range.
Daniels is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Epicosuarez is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.#CL#
Daniels instigates a clinch. #T4##BC#
Daniels breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Epicosuarez throws a body punch but Daniels moves out of range.
Daniels moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Daniels slaps away a takedown attempt from Epicosuarez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Daniels tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Epicosuarez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Epicosuarez is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Epicosuarez ducks under a wild hook from Daniels.
Daniels tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Epicosuarez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Daniels jabs Epicosuarez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daniels moves in looking to clinch but Epicosuarez pushes him off.
Epicosuarez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Daniels is fending him off so far but Epicosuarez persists. Nope, Daniels circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerome Daniels dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thom Epicosuarez's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Epicosuarez just misses with a punch to the body.
Epicosuarez tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Daniels defends well and Epicosuarez ends up having to push Daniels into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Daniels tries to clinch up but Epicosuarez circles away and keeps his distance.
Daniels moves to clinch but Epicosuarez breaks away #TD2#
and Epicosuarez counters with a nice double leg into half guard. #ES#
Daniels manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Epicosuarez throws a leg kick that is checked#KD#
and Daniels counters with a head kick that drops Epicosuarez to the mat! Epicosuarez scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!#ROC#
Epicosuarez 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!#TD2#
Epicosuarez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Daniels's half guard.#ES#
Daniels kicks Epicosuarez off and gets back to his feet.
Epicosuarez is still on wobbly legs! Can Daniels finish him?
Daniels looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Daniels backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Epicosuarez's temple! It sends Epicosuarez violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Daniels celebrates and the doctors try to help Epicosuarez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Jerome Daniels!
After winning the bout, Jerome Daniels 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:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 22, 2016 |
#R1#
Tyrone with a lazy takedown attempt
and Epicosuarez counters with a nice body shot.
Lavonde Tyrone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyrone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Epicosuarez.
Epicosuarez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Epicosuarez wants it to stay on the feet.#KD2#
Epicosuarez drops Tyrone with a left and a right! Oh, Tyrone is hurt - Epicosuarez dives into side control looking to finish!
#ROC2#
Tyrone is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Lavonde Tyrone has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Epicosuarez takes advantage of some sloppy striking from Tyrone to pass into mount.
Tyrone wants to hold on but Epicosuarez pushes him away.
Epicosuarez postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Tyrone out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Epicosuarez goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Thom Epicosuarez!
Thom Epicosuarez spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Event:
LKO24 Destruction
Date: Oct 08, 2016 |
#R1#
Wibowo stuffs the takedown.
Wibowo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Epicosuarez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Alexander Wibowo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wibowo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wibowo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wibowo throws a big shot that misses.
Epicosuarez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#TD#
Wibowo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. #SUB2#
Epicosuarez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wibowo pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are battling for position here. Epicosuarez manages to regain full guard. Nice work. #SUB#
Wibowo is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Epicosuarez is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Epicosuarez has escaped and now he's on top! #REVB#
Wibowo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T1##SUB#
Wibowo has his foot on Epicosuarez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Epicosuarez works his way back into a safe position though.
Epicosuarez wants to control from the top but Wibowo keeps moving.
Epicosuarez wants to pass the guard but Wibowo is keeping the position.#SUB#
Wibowo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#SUB#
Epicosuarez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wibowo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Epicosuarez has managed to get both his arms back between Wibowo's legs - danger averted.
Epicosuarez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Epicosuarez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #T2#
Epicosuarez pushes down on Wibowo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Wibowo is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at All In MMA that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Epicosuarez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wibowo has a hand on Epicosuarez's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Epicosuarez takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Epicosuarez lands a big shot there that rocks Wibowo but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Epicosuarez raining down shots from the mount!
Epicosuarez controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Epicosuarez prevents Wibowo from getting the reversal.#T3##SUB2#
Epicosuarez has control of Wibowo's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Wibowo regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Epicosuarez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Epicosuarez looking to finish Wibowo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Wibowo!
Epicosuarez is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Wibowo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. #ROC2#
Wibowo is rocked!#SUB2#
Epicosuarez with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Epicosuarez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wibowo gets back to half guard.#T4#
Wibowo tries to roll over but Epicosuarez keeps him under control.
Epicosuarez slips a nice elbow through Wibowo's hands, connecting with Wibowo's forehead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Epicosuarez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wibowo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Epicosuarez is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Wibowo wants to control but Epicosuarez passes easily into half guard.
Epicosuarez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Epicosuarez content to control rather than advance.
Epicosuarez wants to pass the guard but Wibowo is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thom Epicosuarez dominated that round.
That's time! Wibowo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Wibowo throws a looping overhand right but Epicosuarez ducks down to avoid it.
Epicosuarez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Epicosuarez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wibowo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Epicosuarez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.#CUT2#
It looks like Alexander Wibowo has been cut.
A jab from Wibowo misses.
Epicosuarez throws a series of punches but Wibowo avoids them all with ease.
Epicosuarez works the jab nicely.
Wibowo takes one on the button.
Wibowo just misses with a punch to the body.
Wibowo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Epicosuarez was well out of range. Poor timing from Wibowo.
Epicosuarez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Wibowo misses its intended target.
Epicosuarez tries to counter with a clinch but Wibowo shakes him off and moves away.
Epicosuarez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wibowo.
Epicosuarez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
Epicosuarez fails to land the takedown.
Thom Epicosuarez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wibowo misses with a left hand
and Epicosuarez counters with a stiff right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Epicosuarez.
Jab by Epicosuarez.
Epicosuarez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wibowo is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Epicosuarez's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Epicosuarez jabs at Wibowo's body.
Epicosuarez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Epicosuarez throws a counter combo.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Wibowo got wobbled bad by a big combination! Epicosuarez presses forward with punches and knees until Wibowo stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Wibowo closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thom Epicosuarez!
Thom Epicosuarez decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 11, 2016 |
#R1##TD#
Epicosuarez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Epicosuarez trying to control the action but Ramsay is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Ramsay's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ramsay is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Epicosuarez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Epicosuarez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ramsay does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ramsay on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Epicosuarez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ramsay keeps working.
Ramsay has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Epicosuarez is working away from the top position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramsay is not content to let Epicosuarez control the position.
Ramsay is looking for a sweep. Epicosuarez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T1#
The fighters are battling for position here. Ramsay manages to regain full guard. Nice work. #SUB2#
Ramsay is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Epicosuarez scoring with some ground and pound.
Epicosuarez landing with the ground and pound.
Epicosuarez's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ramsay is pulling down on Epicosuarez's head. It's preventing any offense from Epicosuarez, at least for the moment.
Epicosuarez postures up in Ramsay's guard and throws a big left but Ramsay blocks it. #T2##SUB2#
Ramsay had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Epicosuarez defends it easily.
Ramsay is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Epicosuarez throws an elbow that misses. Ramsay uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Epicosuarez's guard. Nice move by Ramsay!#REVB##SUB#
Epicosuarez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ramsay slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ramsay pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Epicosuarez is keeping the position for now. #T3#
Epicosuarez 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.
Ramsay trying to control the position from guard on top but Epicosuarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ramsay postures up in Epicosuarez's guard and throws a big left but Epicosuarez blocks it.
Ramsay stays in close to Epicosuarez's body and controls the position.
Ramsay passes Epicosuarez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ramsay throwing shots but Epicosuarez is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramsay working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ramsay is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ramsay content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. #T4#
Epicosuarez tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Ramsay has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Ramsay can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Epicosuarez is looking to escape.
Epicosuarez is working to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ramsay lands a big shot there that rocks Epicosuarez but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gordon Ramsay 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##TD#
Epicosuarez closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ramsay did well to prevent Epicosuarez getting side control.
Epicosuarez prevents Ramsay from improving his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ramsay manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ramsay lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Ramsay scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ramsay controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ramsay's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramsay wants to control from the top but Epicosuarez keeps moving. #T1#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ramsay accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ramsay lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Epicosuarez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ramsay wants to control from the top but Epicosuarez keeps moving.
Epicosuarez looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SUB#
Epicosuarez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ramsay throwing strikes but missing.
Ramsay trying to control but Epicosuarez is working from the bottom. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ramsay content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ramsay engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Epicosuarez working a defensive guard here.
Ramsay is working Epicosuarez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Epicosuarez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ramsay is one step ahead there.
Ramsay makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ramsay has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T3#
Ramsay forces his way into half guard.
Ramsay is looking to take a break and control but Epicosuarez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ramsay is nestled in close to Epicosuarez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ramsay has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ramsay sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Epicosuarez defending well though.
Epicosuarez taking some punishment here, with Ramsay in his half guard.
Ramsay is taking a breather. Epicosuarez says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Epicosuarez has hold of Ramsay's hands but Ramsay slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.#T4#
Ramsay not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ramsay wants to control but Epicosuarez is keeping him busy. #SUB2#
Ramsay is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Epicosuarez defends it well.
Epicosuarez wants to get back to full guard.
Epicosuarez taking some punishment here, with Ramsay in his half guard.
Epicosuarez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ramsay thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Epicosuarez's head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Epicosuarez wants to get back to his feet.
Gordon Ramsay has got the better of the ground game so far.
Epicosuarez is trying to maintain the position but Ramsay is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gordon Ramsay showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Epicosuarez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Ramsay shoots in but no luck this time.
Epicosuarez missing with a left hand there. Ramsay was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #TD#
Epicosuarez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Epicosuarez showed some decent athleticism there.
Epicosuarez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ramsay keeps working.
Ramsay gets back to full guard.
Ramsay keeping moving, preventing Epicosuarez from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Ramsay working for a triangle but Epicosuarez defends it easily.
Ramsay is pulling down on Epicosuarez's head to control his posture. #T1#
Epicosuarez stopping the sweep attempt from Ramsay.
Epicosuarez wants to pass the guard but Ramsay is keeping the position.
Epicosuarez wants to control from the top but Ramsay keeps moving.
Ramsay controlling the position.
Ramsay lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Ramsay connects with a couple of short punches.
Thom Epicosuarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Ramsay trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ramsay content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ramsay postures up.
Ramsay stands up over Epicosuarez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ramsay wants to pass the guard but Epicosuarez is keeping the position.
Ramsay stays in close to Epicosuarez's body and controls the position. #SUB#
Epicosuarez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ramsay gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ramsay lands a couple of digs.#T3#
Ramsay chips away with some ground and pound.
Ramsay postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ramsay trying to control but Epicosuarez is working from the bottom.
Ramsay is stalling in the full guard.
Ramsay pushing down on Epicosuarez's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Epicosuarez regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ramsay is in close to Epicosuarez's body, working some short punches and elbows.#SUB#
Epicosuarez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ramsay can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ramsay is in close to Epicosuarez's body, working some short punches and elbows.#T4#
Ramsay content to stall in guard here.
Epicosuarez trying to control the position.
Ramsay stopping the sweep attempt from Epicosuarez.
Ramsay stands up over Epicosuarez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ramsay trying to control but Epicosuarez is working from the bottom.
Ramsay engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gordon Ramsay comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ramsay 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gordon Ramsay!
Gordon Ramsay thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
Stomp-a-thon 69
Date: Aug 06, 2016 |
#R1#
Fighter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice shot by Epicosuarez.#TD#
Epicosuarez looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fighter is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Epicosuarez dives into side control.
#REVB#
Fighter wants to get back to his feet but Epicosuarez is dominant here and he's now got Fighter's back!
Epicosuarez is punishing Fighter with some ground and pound.
Fighter wants to control his opponent's hands but Epicosuarez gets his hands free.
Fighter is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Fighter grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
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!
Fighter is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Epicosuarez lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Fighter hold on?!
#T1##SUB#
Fighter is trying to defend against the choke here but Epicosuarez has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Epicosuarez Tightens the hold and Fighter taps out furiously! Epicosuarez displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Thom Epicosuarez!
A less than humble Thom Epicosuarez misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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