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Event:
DFC 7: Koreshkov vs. Dahlen
Date: May 21, 2016 |
#R1#
Racer misses with a hook.
Racer's coach down at Club Pain was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Racer's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Pascal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Racer finds it's way through Pascal's defenses. #CUT2#
It looks like Jean Pascal has been cut.
Pascal throws a lazy uppercut
and Racer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pascal connects with a nice looking jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Racer misses the target.
Racer misses with a lunging right hand
and Pascal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pascal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Racer throws out the jab.
Nice uppercut there from Racer.
Pascal takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Racer throws a shot from downtown. Pascal moves away and avoids it.
Pascal moves away from the strike by Racer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Racer fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pascal checks it well.
Racer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pascal.
Racer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #T1#
Pascal scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pascal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Racer throws a shot to the body.
Pascal slips under a jab.
Racer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pascal moves away.
Pascal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Racer.
Pascal keeps the fight on the outside.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Racer misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Racer.
Pascal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pascal is trying to push Racer away but Racer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Racer is looking for a takedown.
Racer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#T2#
Racer drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pascal gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pascal is pressed up against the cage. Racer has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pascal down to the mat. Pascal avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jean Pascal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Detroit Racer.
Pascal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Racer.
Racer throws out a loose jab but Pascal uses good head movement to avoid it. #TD2#
Racer drives through with a takedown into Pascal's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pascal working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Racer.
Pascal wants to stand up but Racer is controlling him.
Racer is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Pascal keeping moving, preventing Racer from controlling successfully. #T3#
Racer is working Pascal over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Racer landing with the ground and pound.
Racer scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Racer stops Pascal from standing up.
Pascal can't keep his opponent in guard - Racer advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Racer lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Racer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Racer is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Racer scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#T4#
Racer working Pascal over with strikes.
Pascal is staying active underneath Racer, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Racer slips a nice elbow through Pascal's hands, connecting with Pascal's forehead.
Racer is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Pascal on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Racer working Pascal over with strikes.
Racer working Pascal over with strikes. #ROC2#
Pascal is rocked!#CUT2#
Jean Pascal's cut is getting worse.
Racer performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Oh Pascal is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Racer lands a big elbow - Pascal is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Racer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Detroit Racer!
Our winner, Detroit Racer, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 08, 2016 |
#R1#
Pascal tests Noble's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pascal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Noble appears to be looking for a big counter.
A punch combination from Pascal misses.
Noble takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pascal throws a head kick that misses #CL#
and Noble counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Noble jumps guard but Pascal turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Pascal is trying to break free.
Pascal is trying to break free.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Noble.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pascal is pressed up against the cage. Noble has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pascal down to the mat. Pascal avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pascal throws a predictable looking body shot
and Noble counters with a three punch combo that has Pascal backing up. Pascal nods at Noble to acknowledge the strikes.
Jean Pascal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good exchange - Pascal coming out on top.#T1#
Pascal connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Noble momentarily.
Pascal throws a one two combo.
Pascal misses with a wild body shot.
Pascal looks to land a body kick but Noble moved away.
Noble could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Pascal fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A lazy left from Pascal finds it's target.
Pascal rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Noble moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A cross from Pascal lands.
Pascal throws a shot to the body.
#T2##TD#
Noble is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Pascal's half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Noble controlling the action here.
Pascal pushes Noble off looking to stand but Noble dives back in and keeps control.
Noble seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #T3#
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Noble wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pascal keeps working.
Noble not landing any meaningful shots this time. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pascal misses with a head kick.
Pascal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pascal looking to land some kicks to the body here.
As Pascal tries to get set, Noble tries to push him back and clinch up but Pascal manages to avoid the attempt.#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pascal lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Noble at a distance.
Noble moves out of range of the body kick.
Pascal looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Noble tries to clinch but Pascal moves out of range.
Pascal just misses with a punch to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Pascal scores with a four punch combination!
Pascal lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pascal scores with a jab. Noble acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pascal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Pascal dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Pascal throws a sloppy head kick and Noble moves out of range easily.
Pascal lands with a good body shot.
Pascal throws a sloppy head kick #CL#
and Noble counters by clinching up.
Pascal has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.#BC#
Noble's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pascal thuds a left hand into Noble's body.
Pascal misses with a double jab.
Pascal throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Noble has Pascal up against the cage in a clinch.
Pascal tries to break free but Noble pushes him back against the cage.
Pascal prevents the takedown attempt.
#T1##BC#
Noble breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pascal is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Pascal throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Noble wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Pascal.
Pascal lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pascal scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pascal looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
It looked like Noble was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pascal.
Pascal misses with a double jab.
Pascal is breathing heavily.
Pascal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Noble wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.#T2#
Pascal is looking to land body kicks.
Pascal misses with a takedown
and Noble counters with a nice body kick.
Pascal tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Noble defends well and Pascal ends up having to push Noble into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Noble seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.#TD#
Noble closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Noble lands in his opponent's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!#SUB#
Noble drops back, looking for a kneebar! Pascal looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Pascal looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Pascal! #REVB#
Noble is trying to get back to his feet.#T3#
Pascal working away.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Noble sneaks back into half guard.#SUB#
Noble looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pascal tries to stand but can't do so whilst Noble controls his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Noble manages to get to full guard.
#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Noble trying to keep a closed guard but Pascal is proving a slippery customer.
Pascal wants to stand and escape but instead Noble has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVR#
Pascal avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SU#
Noble stands and steps away. Pascal gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Pascal pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
James Noble is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pascal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Noble was well out of range. Poor timing from Pascal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Pascal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Pascal throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Noble stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pascal tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Noble is able to avoid easily.
As Pascal backs away, Noble returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Pascal connects with a nice looking jab.
Noble checks a low kick from Pascal.
Noble wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Noble has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Noble there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pascal lands with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pascal scores with a hook.
Noble checks the leg kick.#TD#
Noble closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Pascal did well to prevent Noble getting side control.#T1##ES2#
Pascal manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Pascal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pascal. Noble does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pascal throws a leg kick #CL#
and Noble moves into the clinch.#BC#
Noble escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pascal misses with a wild body shot.
Noble tries to counter by clinching up but Pascal breaks away and moves out of range.
Pascal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Noble doesn't manage to clinch there - Pascal circles away.
Pascal lands with a straight right. Noble didn't see that one coming.
Jean Pascal seems to be getting the better of the standup.#TD#
Noble closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Pascal did well to prevent Noble getting side control.#ES2#
Pascal pushes Noble off and gets back to his feet.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Noble tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pascal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pascal takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Noble fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pascal misses with a body kick.
Noble avoids the head kick by Pascal.
As Pascal looks to move away, Noble throws a big counter combo but Pascal just gets out of the way.#TD#
Pascal gets caught flat footed, as Noble shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Noble is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Noble in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pascal is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #T3#
Pascal can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Noble controls the pace.
Noble distracts Pascal with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Noble postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Noble is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Pascal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#ES2#
Pascal kicks Noble off and gets to his feet.
Pascal throws a hook but Noble blocks it.
Jean Pascal is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4#
Noble shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pascal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#TD#
Noble closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Pascal's guard.
Noble throwing strikes from guard but Pascal blocks nicely.
Noble controls from within his opponent's guard.
Noble trying to control the position from guard on top but Pascal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
James Noble has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Pascal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pascal 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean Pascal!
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