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Event:
Lupe 14
Date: Jul 28, 2018 |
#R1#
A nice leg kick lands there from Antonew. #CL#
Phoenix fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Antonew, pushing him back against the cage.
Phoenix pushes Antonew back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Phoenix has a couple of punches blocked by Antonew.
Phoenix throws a head punch that misses.
Antonew misses with an elbow strike.
Antonew taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Antonew gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Phoenix scores with a nice hook to the head.
Antonew working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Phoenix throws a punch but it's blocked by Antonew.
Phoenix misses with the head strike.
Antonew is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Phoenix is defending well for now.
Phoenix throws a head punch that misses.
Antonew lands with a left to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Phoenix misses with a punch on the inside.
Antonew blocking some punches.
Antonew lands with a short shot to the head.
Antonew blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Phoenix swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Phoenix tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Phoenix fails to land. #T1#
Antonew throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Antonew creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Antonew creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Phoenix lands with a left to the head.
Phoenix has a couple of punches blocked by Antonew.
Antonew is trying to maintain a safe position but Phoenix gets an underhook and turns Antonew into the cage.
Antonew creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Phoenix avoids a wild elbow strike from Antonew.
Phoenix scores with an uppercut up the middle.#ROC#
Antonew is rocked!
Antonew blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Antonew is still on wobbly legs! Can Phoenix finish him?
Phoenix misses with a punch on the inside.
Antonew lands an elbow that stopped Phoenix in his tracks for a moment.
Antonew blocks an uppercut.
Phoenix throws a head punch that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Antonew.
Antonew pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Antonew blocks an uppercut.
We've been informed that Antonew has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Antonew blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Antonew seems to have recovered his senses.
Antonew blocking some punches.
Antonew trying to control the position but instead, Phoenix has worked for underhooks and has pushed Antonew into the cage.
Antonew throws an elbow that misses.
Antonew blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Antonew blocking some punches.
#T2#
Phoenix misses with some punches.
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!
Antonew blocks an uppercut.
Phoenix lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Antonew backwards.
Phoenix swings wildly with an uppercut but Antonew uses good head movement to avoid it.
Antonew misses with an elbow over the top.
Antonew looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Antonew blocking some punches.
Phoenix dodges an elbow strike from Antonew.
Phoenix makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Antonew misses with an elbow strike.
Phoenix blocks the elbow strike.
Phoenix lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Phoenix.
Phoenix misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Phoenix.
Phoenix lands a big right hand that drops Antonew! The killer instinct kicks in and Phoenix finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Phoenix!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Simon Phoenix!
After the big win, Simon Phoenix made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Sully's Bar & Grill and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Event:
Lupe 8 Perfomance
Date: Jun 23, 2018 |
#R1#
Antonew tries to clinch up but Leopoldo circles away and keeps his distance.
Leopoldo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
No joy there for Leopoldo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leopoldo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Antonew stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Leopoldo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Antonew moves away.#TD#
Leopoldo shoots in and gets a takedown into Antonew's guard.
Leopoldo throws a big right hand that misses.
Leopoldo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Leopoldo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Leopoldo preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leopoldo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Antonew's head.#T1#
Leopoldo is looking to work some ground and pound but Antonew has wrist control.
Leopoldo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Antonew trying to control the position here.
Antonew utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Leopoldo throwing strikes but missing.
Leopoldo 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.
Antonew preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Leopoldo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Leopoldo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Leopoldo works over Antonew with some ground and pound from guard.#ROC#
Antonew is rocked!
Leopoldo throws a strike but Antonew rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Antonew is still in real trouble! Can Leopoldo finish him?#SUB#
Leopoldo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Antonew lands a couple of digs.
Antonew must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#T2#
Antonew lands a couple of elbows.
Antonew seems to have recovered his senses.
Antonew is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #SUB#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Leopoldo looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Antonew passes into half guard.
Antonew looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Leopoldo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Leopoldo tries to roll over but Antonew keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Leopoldo actively working from the bottom here.
Antonew lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Antonew lands with a punch from half guard. #SUB#
Leopoldo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Antonew pulls his head out easily.
Leopoldo wants to improve his position but Antonew is controlling well.
Leopoldo taking some punishment here, with Antonew in his half guard.
Antonew looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Leopoldo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Antonew takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#T3#
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Antonew connects with a nice short shot to Leopoldo's temple.
Leopoldo missing with punches from the bottom.
Antonew seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Antonew lands with a punch from half guard.
Leopoldo throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Antonew tries to pass to full mount but Leopoldo defends it.
Antonew lands with a punch from half guard. #SUB#
Leopoldo actively working from the bottom here.
Leopoldo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Antonew's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Antonew's back!
Leopoldo throwing sloppy strikes.
Leopoldo misses with an elbow to the head. #SUB#
Leopoldo is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Leopoldo throwing sloppy strikes. #T4#
Antonew is trapped and Leopoldo is scoring with shots to the head and body. #SUB#
Leopoldo patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Leopoldo somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Leopoldo not allowing Antonew to control his hands. #SUB#
Leopoldo is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Antonew is defending well though. Leopoldo let's go of the attempt for now.
Antonew is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Leopoldo off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leopoldo throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Leopoldo controlling well, preventing Antonew from escaping the position.
Leopoldo lands shots from the back.
Leopoldo misses with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Aristides Leopoldo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Leopoldo knocks out Antonew with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Leopoldo before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Leopoldo picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pedro Aristides Leopoldo!
A very excited looking Pedro Aristides Leopoldo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
Lupe 2 Glory
Date: May 20, 2018 |
#R1#
Linkki connects with a nice looking jab.
#CL2#
Antonew clinches.
Linkki is looking to break free of the clinch but Antonew has double underhooks.
Linkki has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Antonew blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Linkki throws a punch but it's blocked by Antonew.
Antonew manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Linkki digs a right hand into Antonew's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Antonew's gas tank. #BC#
Linkki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Antonew on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Antonew throws a leg kick
and Linkki counters with a straight right hand.
Linkki throws a body shot but no joy.
Antonew pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Linkki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Linkki scores with a punch to the head.#KD#
Oh, that's a big right hand from Linkki and Antonew goes tumbling to the canvas! Linkki follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard. #ROC#
Antonew is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Linkki lands a big elbow - Antonew 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 Linkki!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lahden Linkki!
A relieved looking Lahden Linkki thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 23, 2018 |
#R1#
Puzo scores with a nice strike.
Antonew steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Puzo.
Antonew with a nice cross.
Puzo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Puzo lands a head kick!
Puzo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Antonew.
Antonew staying out of range there.
Antonew keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Antonew. That's going to slow Puzo down.
No joy there for Antonew, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Puzo misses with a wild body shot.
Puzo missing with a left hand there. Antonew was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice uppercut lands for Puzo. That snapped Antonew's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Antonew takes one to the chin there.#T1#
Puzo misses with a body shot.
Antonew misses with a left hand
letting Puzo counter with a right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Antonew.
Puzo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Antonew has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Antonew lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Puzo checks a leg kick. #CL#
Antonew darts in and clinches Puzo up against the cage.
Puzo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Antonew throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Puzo blocks it with crossed arms.
Puzo lands an uppercut.
Antonew looking to slow down the pace here.
Antonew lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Antonew taking a breather.#BC2#
Puzo breaks from the clinch.
#T2#
Antonew tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Puzo throws out a counter right but Antonew avoids it with no problem.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puzo scores with a three punch combo!
Puzo connects with an inside leg kick.
Puzo throws a leg kick but Antonew moved away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Antonew looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Puzo cracks Antonew with a good jab.
Antonew fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Puzo is out of range.
Puzo stuns Antonew with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Puzo throws a sloppy head kick and Antonew moves out of range easily. #T3#
The fighters circling - Puzo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Puzo misses with a wild body shot.
Puzo throws a right and a left that Antonew avoids nicely.
Puzo throws a body punch but Antonew moves out of range. #CL#
Puzo gets tackled into the cage by Antonew. Antonew maintains the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Puzo avoids a wild elbow strike from Antonew.
Puzo managing to block the knees to the body from Antonew.
Antonew is trying to stall.
Puzo stalling the fight.
Puzo avoids a wild elbow strike from Antonew.
Puzo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Puzo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#T4##BC2#
Puzo manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
Antonew gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Puzo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Puzo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Antonew seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Puzo can turn it around.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Antonew just misses with a elbow thrown towards Puzo's brow.
A knee to the head by Antonew.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Antonew throws an elbow but it misses.
#BC2#
Puzo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A nice combination there by Puzo.
#CL#
Antonew gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Puzo blocks the elbow strike.
Puzo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Antonew.
Puzo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Puzo is trying to push Antonew away but Antonew has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Antonew throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Antonew creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. #BC2#
Puzo breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Puzo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Puzo misses with a few strikes there.
#CL#
Antonew gets a clinch.
Puzo takes an elbow to the temple.
Puzo struggles to land a body shot inside as Antonew controls his hands.
#BC2#
Puzo breaks the clinch.
Antonew tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Puzo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Antonew misses with a low kick.
Antonew misses with a hook to the body
and Puzo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Antonew tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Puzo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Antonew lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Antonew doesn't manage to clinch there - Puzo circles away.
#T1#
Antonew misses with a hook
and Puzo counters with a left to the body.
An inside leg kick from Antonew misses.
Puzo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. #ROC2#
Antonew is rocked!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Puzo, as that shot connected.
Oh Antonew is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Puzo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Antonew fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Antonew avoids a punch combination nicely.
Puzo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Puzo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Antonew is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Puzo.
Antonew seems to have got his legs back now.
Antonew tries to clinch up but Puzo circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice shot by Antonew.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Antonew misses with a body punch
and Puzo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Antonew tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Puzo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#T2#
A looping hook to the body misses from Puzo. Antonew does a little dance to reset his feet.
Antonew tries to counter by clinching up but Puzo breaks away and moves out of range.
Antonew throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Antonew wants to clinch but Puzo slips to the side
and Puzo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Antonew slips a jab and a cross from Puzo.
#CL#
Puzo gets tackled into the cage by Antonew. Antonew maintains the clinch.
Antonew pushes off an throws an elbow but Puzo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Puzo lands a nice shot to the body.
Puzo scores with a hook to the body.
Tyler Antonew has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Puzo blocks an elbow strike from Antonew.
Puzo dodges an elbow strike from Antonew.
Puzo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Puzo dodges an elbow strike from Antonew.
#BC2#
Puzo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big right from Puzo misses. #T3#
Antonew throws a head kick that misses.
Donk. Puzo catches Antonew right on the button with a cross.
Mario Puzo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Puzo throws an overhand right that lands on Antonew's shoulder, as Antonew tries to avoid the shot.
Antonew throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Puzo counters with a leg kick.
Puzo blocks a low kick nicely.
Antonew throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jab, jab by Puzo - just one landing.
Puzo moves out of range of the leg kick from Antonew.
Antonew wants to clinch.#T4#
Antonew takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Antonew tries to close the distance and clinch up but Puzo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Antonew ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puzo moves away.
Some bone on bone action there as Puzo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A big left from Puzo misses.
Antonew tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Puzo manages to circle out of the way.
A combination from Puzo does no damage.
Puzo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puzo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Antonew walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Puzo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Antonew misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puzo.
Antonew tries to clinch
and Puzo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Antonew fails with an attempt to clinch.
Antonew wants to clinch.
Puzo throws out a loose jab but Antonew uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Puzo lands with a kick to the temple. Antonew shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Antonew swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Antonew misses with a looping right.
Antonew thows a left - swing and a miss!
Puzo rushes Antonew with punches - Antonew moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Antonew goes down! Puzo follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mario Puzo!
Mario Puzo 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:
TWGC 21 (205lbs, D1): Sydney Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Apr 14, 2018 |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Katuro Tisoaka (ranked 8378 p4p, 616 weight class) and Tyler Antonew (ranked 18163 p4p, 0 weight class). Tisoaka comes to the cage accompanied by Festivo. Katuro Tisoaka had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 10 wins and 3 losses; Katuro Tisoaka! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Tyler Antonew!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Francis DeMontford and Bruno Hogan.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Tisoaka fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Antonew avoids it really well and circles away.
Tisoaka shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Antonew manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Tisoaka (2) vs (0) Antonew
Antonew is trying to control the position but Tisoaka postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tisoaka controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antonew pulls Tisoaka in close to prevent any damage.
Antonew keeping full guard, as Tisoaka tries to pass.
Antonew 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Antonew is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antonew lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Tisoaka (2) vs (2) Antonew
Tisoaka manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Antonew manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Tisoaka (4) vs (2) Antonew
Tisoaka stands and throws Antonew's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Tisoaka (7) vs (2) Antonew
Tisoaka working away.
Antonew is looking to regain half guard here but Tisoaka keeps moving and retains side control.
Tisoaka taking a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tisoaka tries for a kimura but Antonew is defending well.
Antonew can't do much from the bottom here.
Antonew is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antonew is trying to control Tisoaka's posture but Tisoaka avoids it.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Antonew tries to improve position but can't.
Tisoaka staying calm.
Antonew is trying to get back to half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tisoaka controlling from side mount.
Antonew is trying to work for a sweep but Tisoaka has mounted him! Score +2 for reaching mount: Tisoaka (9) vs (2) Antonew
Tisoaka prevents Antonew from getting the reversal.
Tisoaka controlling the pace for now.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Antonew is working to get back to half guard.
Tisoaka controlling his opponent.
Tisoaka has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Tisoaka seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Antonew for as long as he can get away with.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Tisoaka.
Tisoaka's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Tisoaka fails to take his opponent's back.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Antonew keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Tisoaka tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Antonew is trying to escape the mount.
Tisoaka controlling from mount.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tisoaka moves to back control. Score +3 for taking back: Tisoaka (12) vs (2) Antonew
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tisoaka doesn't have the hooks in and Antonew manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Tisoaka (12) vs (4) Antonew
Tisoaka bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Antonew's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Tisoaka (14) vs (4) Antonew
Tisoaka is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Further stalling from Tisoaka.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Tisoaka stopping the sweep attempt from Antonew.
Tisoaka passes Antonew's left leg - he's now in half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Antonew tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Tisoaka has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Score +3 for passing guard: Tisoaka (17) vs (4) Antonew
Tisoaka mounts Antonew! Really nice guard pass there!
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Antonew prevents Tisoaka from taking his back.
Antonew is working to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tisoaka looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Tisoaka pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Antonew wants to hold on but Tisoaka pushes him away.
Tisoaka controlling his opponent.
Antonew is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Tisoaka controlling the position easily from mount.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Tisoaka is stinking the place up with his stalling.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Antonew working to try and regain half guard.
Tisoaka avoids the attempt from Antonew to control.
Antonew is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Tisoaka is staying active.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tisoaka tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tisoaka takes the fight on points by 17 to 4.
A victorious Katuro Tisoaka thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 08, 2018 |
#R1#
Antonew keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garcia connects with a body shot.
Garcia tries for a takedown but Antonew sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Antonew 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Antonew lands a jab to the head.
Antonew pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #CL2#
Antonew forces Garcia back against the cage and clinches.#TD#
Garcia pulls guard. #SU2#
Antonew gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Antonew thumps Garcia with a low kick.
Antonew keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Antonew manages to avoid it.#CL#
Garcia drives through and clinches with Antonew against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#BC#
Garcia breaks the clinch.
Garcia with a jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Garcia!
#T1#
Garcia wants to slow Antonew down by chopping away at his legs. #CL2#
Antonew instigates a clinch.
Garcia tries to score a body lock takedown but Antonew shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Antonew lands a damaging elbow. #CUT2#
It looks like Trevor Garcia has been cut.#BC#
Garcia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Garcia, as that shot connected.
Garcia on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Garcia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Antonew.
Garcia looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#CL2#
Antonew gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC#
Garcia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Garcia clinches with his opponent.
A bit of stalling here from Antonew.
Garcia tries to pull guard but Antonew holds him up against the cage and eventually Garcia drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trevor Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Antonew creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Garcia's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Antonew.#BC#
Garcia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Garcia moves out of range of the strikes.
Tyler Antonew is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T2#
Antonew looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Antonew throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Garcia on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Garcia swings for the body but Antonew moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Garcia. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Garcia.
Antonew tries to clinch but Garcia is having none of it.
Antonew tries to clinch up but Garcia circles away and keeps his distance.#CL2#
Antonew drives through and clinches with Garcia against the cage.
Antonew creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Garcia's defenses.
Antonew misses with a knee to the head. #BC#
Garcia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Garcia lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Trevor Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia connects with a right hand. Antonew shakes it off.
Garcia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Antonew steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Garcia.
Garcia is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.#CL2#
Antonew instigates a clinch. #T3#
Garcia is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Garcia is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.#BC#
Garcia breaks the clinch.
Garcia scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Antonew needs to keep his hands up - Garcia had a free shot at his head there.
Antonew tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garcia paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL2#
Antonew has closed the distance and engaged Garcia in a clinch.
Garcia blocks the elbow strike.
Garcia working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Garcia wants to break free but Antonew has control.
#BC#
Garcia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Garcia throws a jab but it's blocked by Antonew.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
Antonew wants to counter the offense by Garcia and move into the clinch position.
Antonew swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Antonew throws a jab but it's blocked by Garcia.
Antonew takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A solid leg kick lands there for Antonew.
#T4#
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Antonew lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Garcia avoids the head kick by Antonew.
Garcia tries for a takedown but Antonew sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Antonew uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Garcia takes a kick to the side of the head.#CUT2#
Trevor Garcia's cut is getting worse.
Antonew fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.#CL2#
Antonew fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Garcia, pushing him back against the cage.
Antonew lands an elbow inside.
Garcia takes an elbow to the forehead.
Garcia avoids the elbow strike from Antonew, against the cage.
Garcia managing to block the knees to the body from Antonew.
Antonew pushes off an throws an elbow but Garcia leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Antonew pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Antonew pushes off an throws an elbow but Garcia leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Garcia looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Garcia wants a takedown.
Antonew misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tyler Antonew will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Trevor Garcia's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Garcia swinging wildly here.
Antonew steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Garcia.
Trevor Garcia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab, jab by Garcia - just one landing.
Garcia avoids the head kick by Antonew.
Antonew tries to clinch but Garcia is having none of it.
Antonew scores with a jab.
Antonew misses the shot to the body. #TD#
Garcia drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Antonew is looking to stand up but Garcia isn't so interested in that idea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Antonew 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Garcia slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Garcia throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Antonew works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Garcia is stalling in the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Garcia accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Antonew striking off his back but it's not causing Garcia any problems. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#CL2#
Antonew has taken the fight to the clinch.
#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
With the fighters up against the cage, Antonew throws an elbow but misses.
Garcia has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Antonew creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Garcia blocks the elbow strike.
Garcia is looking to break free of the clinch but Antonew has double underhooks.
Antonew misses with an elbow strike.
Garcia is trying to force a seperation but Antonew has the dominant position.
Antonew using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Garcia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Antonew keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Garcia's efforts to push away.
Antonew lands an elbow inside that Garcia shrugs off.
Garcia blocks an elbow strike.
Antonew lands a damaging elbow.
Garcia can't break the clinch.
Garcia fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Garcia tries to pull guard but Antonew forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Antonew taking a breather.
Antonew taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
#T3#
Garcia is trying to pull guard but Antonew turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Antonew has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Garcia seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Antonew can turn it around.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trevor Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice elbow from Antonew. #BC#
Garcia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
Garcia looks to land a right hand but Antonew moved out of range.
Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Antonew.
Antonew wants to clinch up but Garcia keeps it at a distance.
Garcia jabs Antonew right on the nose. Antonew blinks but takes it well.
Antonew looks to land a left hand but Garcia moved out of range nicely.
Garcia misses with an uppercut. #CL#
Garcia gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Garcia blocks an elbow strike.
Antonew lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT2#
Trevor Garcia's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Garcia is trying to break free.
Antonew lands a nice elbow.
Garcia is trying to force a seperation but Antonew has the dominant position.#T4#
Garcia wants to break free but Antonew has control.
Antonew throws an elbow but it misses.
#BC#
Garcia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Garcia throws a good cross that connects.
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!
Antonew bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Garcia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Garcia moves out of range as Antonew throws a body kick.
Antonew lands a high kick!
#CUT2#
Jeez, Trevor Garcia's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Garcia throws a series of punches but Antonew avoids them all with ease.
Jab from Garcia.
Garcia checks a leg kick.
Garcia bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Antonew's head backwards.
Garcia connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#CL#
Garcia closes the distance and clinches.
Garcia is trying to break the clinch but Antonew is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Trevor Garcia will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Trevor Garcia'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#
A leg kick checked by Antonew.
Antonew wants to counter with a clinch but Garcia pushes him away.
Antonew wants to clinch up but Garcia keeps it at a distance.
Antonew doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Garcia jabs Antonew right on the nose. Antonew blinks but takes it well.#TD#
Garcia looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Antonew!
Antonew is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Antonew's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee asks Garcia politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Garcia prefers to stall for the moment though.
Antonew is looking to regain half guard here but Garcia keeps moving and retains side control.
Antonew manages to get back to half guard.#T1#
Garcia wants to pass to mount but Antonew is defending the position.
Antonew is trying to maintain the position but Garcia is very close to passing his half guard.
Garcia wants to free his trapped foot but Antonew is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Garcia thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Antonew's head.
Garcia trying to control from half guard but Antonew is working away.
Garcia is really struggling to control Antonew but he's trying to hold on to the position.#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.
Garcia is thwarting Antonew's attempts to control the position.#SU#
Garcia postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Antonew to stand up.
Garcia takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Antonew throws a nice outside leg kick. #CL#
Antonew tries to keep at a distance but Garcia has taken the fight into the clinch.
Antonew keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Garcia's efforts to push away.
Antonew prevents Garcia from breaking the clinch.
Antonew pushes off an throws an elbow but Garcia leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Garcia has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Antonew after a bit of a struggle.
Antonew trying to control the position but instead, Garcia has worked for underhooks and has pushed Antonew into the cage.
Tyler Antonew seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. #T3#
Antonew trying to stall but Garcia improves his position.
Antonew creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Garcia's defenses.
Antonew keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Garcia's efforts to push away.#BC#
Garcia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Garcia scores with a shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Garcia.
Garcia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garcia throws the left hand but Antonew avoids the punch easily.
Antonew looking to land some kicks to the body here.
No joy there for Garcia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
#TD#
Garcia looking to score a takedown here. Antonew is defending well but Garcia drives through and ends up in Antonew's guard.
Garcia tries to free his leg and advance position but Antonew is retaining full guard.
Garcia throws a big elbow that misses. #T4#
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Antonew is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SU#
Garcia gets to his feet - Antonew follows without any prompting.
Garcia cracks Antonew with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Antonew keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good work by Garcia as he checks the leg kick.#CL#
Garcia pushes Antonew up against the cage in a clinch.
Antonew has Garcia pushed against the cage.
Antonew throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Antonew lands an elbow just above Garcia 's eye.
Antonew is trying to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trevor Garcia showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Garcia 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trevor Garcia!
During a confident post fight interview, Trevor Garcia thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 11, 2018 |
#R1#
Antonew's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Naoki connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Antonew scrambles back to his feet.
Antonew misses with a low kick.
Antonew takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Antonew takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
#ROC2#
Antonew is rocked!
Antonew tries to clinch but Naoki moves away
and Naoki scores with a counter punch that sends Antonew to the canvas! Naoki smells blood - he's punishing Antonew with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Antonew has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Takeshi Naoki!
Takeshi Naoki opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Event:
OFC 298: Bleeders
Date: Jul 14, 2017 |
#R1#
Antonew doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lopez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Antonew throws a combination that misses
and Lopez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Antonew dives in for a single leg takedown but Lopez sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.#TD#
Antonew drives through with a takedown into Lopez's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Antonew won't allow Lopez to sweep him here.
Lopez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lopez wants to stand up but Antonew is controlling him.
Antonew working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lopez's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lopez wants to stand up but Antonew is controlling him. #T1#
Lopez is pulling down on Antonew's head to control his posture.
Lopez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Antonew is one step ahead there.
Lopez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Antonew.
Antonew chips away with some ground and pound.
Lopez is trying to control the position but Antonew postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Antonew preventing the sweep.
Antonew landing with the ground and pound.
Lopez keeping moving, preventing Antonew from controlling successfully.
Antonew keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lopez's head.#T2#
Lopez wants to control the position but Antonew says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Lopez trying to control but Antonew postures up.
Lopez is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Antonew is staying active.
Antonew sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lopez defending well though.
Antonew lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lopez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lopez.
Antonew postures up in Lopez's guard and throws a big left but Lopez blocks it.
Lopez tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T3#
Lopez lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Antonew looking for a sweep. Not yet Antonew, not yet.
Antonew is working hard here to advance position.
Lopez looking to pass the guard.
Antonew 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.
Antonew has a closed guard, preventing Lopez from standing up.
Lopez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Antonew is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Lopez wants to get up but he can't break Antonew's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Lopez is pushing down on Antonew's leg trying to pass to half guard. Antonew is fighting to maintain full guard but Lopez has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lopez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Antonew keeps working.
Antonew slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Antonew has a closed guard, preventing Lopez from standing up.
Lopez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lopez trying to move into half guard but instead Antonew has managed to sweep!#REVR#
Lopez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tyler Antonew will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Antonew misses with a takedown
and Lopez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Antonew misses with a takedown
enabling Lopez to counter with a crisp jab.
Antonew fails with the takedown
and Lopez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Antonew. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Antonew misses with a takedown
and Antonew takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Antonew doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lopez counters with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Antonew with a poor takedown
and Lopez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lopez lands a jab to the nose.
Nice uppercut lands for Lopez. That snapped Antonew's head back.
#ROC2#
Antonew is rocked!
Antonew tries for a takedown but Lopez circles away easily
and Lopez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oh Antonew is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tyler Antonew is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
Antonew doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lopez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Antonew misses with a takedown
and Lopez counters with a huge right that knocks Antonew out cold! Lopez is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Frank Lopez!
Frank Lopez decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
OFC 291: Star Wars
Date: Jun 14, 2017 |
#R1#
Antonew throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zelboraf's waist but Zelboraf gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Antonew off to one side.
Zelboraf throws out a counter right but Antonew avoids it with no problem.
Zelboraf stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zelboraf wants it to stay on the feet.
Antonew shoots for a takedown but Zelboraf saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Antonew. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Zelboraf enables Antonew to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Zelboraf manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Antonew advances position into side control!
Antonew lands a few punches from side control.
Zelboraf manages to get back to half guard.#SUB2#
Zelboraf looking for submissions off his back.
Antonew lands with a punch from half guard.
Zelboraf is looking for a sweep. Antonew is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Zelboraf on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Antonew seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #SUB2#
Zelboraf looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#T1#
Antonew landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Antonew lands with a punch from half guard.
Antonew lands with a punch from half guard.
Antonew seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Zelboraf does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Zelboraf felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Antonew is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Antonew prevents Zelboraf from improving his position.
Zelboraf has hold of Antonew's hands but Antonew slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Zelboraf actively working from the bottom here.
Antonew scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#SUB2#
Zelboraf looking for submissions off his back.
Antonew lands strikes from half guard.#ROC#
Zelboraf is rocked!#T2#
Antonew lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Zelboraf! More strikes land and this one is all over! Antonew jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyler Antonew!
Tyler Antonew took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
The defeated Vemurafenib Zelboraf had this to say: 'Ref stop fight too soon. You think I am getting beaten with heavy ground 'n pound, but am actually making opponent use up energy and tire out. Is strategy.'.
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Event:
Bushido 49: Superstardom
Date: Apr 22, 2017 |
#R1#
Antonew avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've been told by Black's head coaches at Wilder MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tyler Antonew seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black throws a sloppy head kick and Antonew moves out of range easily. #TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Antonew.
Antonew throwing strikes but Black manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Antonew wants to control but Black postures up.
Antonew is trying to get back to half guard.
Antonew is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Antonew manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Black is keen to just control but Antonew is a slippery customer.#T1#
Antonew wants to improve his position but Black is controlling well.
Black is trying to control the action in half guard but Antonew is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Antonew is looking to control Black's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Antonew avoid being mounted?
Black not doing much here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Black trying to control from half guard but Antonew is working away.
Black content to control rather than advance.
Antonew trying to get back to full guard but Black takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Black trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Antonew tries to hold on but Black pushes him away.
Black can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Antonew is looking to escape.
Antonew is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Antonew tries to hold on but Black pushes him away.
Black wants to control the pace but Antonew is squirming around nicely.
Antonew tries to lock up and control but Black gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.#T3#
Black lands a big elbow.
Antonew tries to lock up and control but Black gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Antonew really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Black looking to control but Antonew is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Antonew wants to hold on but Black pushes him away.
Antonew is squirming around, avoiding Black's attempts to control the action.
Antonew is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. #T4#
Antonew is trying desperately to improve position.
Antonew is squirming around, avoiding Black's attempts to control the action.
Antonew tries to hold on but Black postures up.
Black content just to control the position here.
Black scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Antonew?
Black landing punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Antonew is desperately trying to improve his position but Black has a good base and remains in mount.
Antonew keeps trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Black dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Antonew fails with a takedown attempt.
Black was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Antonew uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Black.
Antonew fails to land the takedown.
Antonew tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Black defends well and Antonew ends up having to push Black into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Black misses the target.
Jason Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Antonew.
Antonew goes for a double leg but Black avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Black continues to drive forward.#TD2#
Antonew closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Black trying to hold on to Antonew's head to control him but Antonew postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black is looking to improve his position.
Jason Black overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Antonew is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #T1#
Black is pressing down on Antonew's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#ES#
Black scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Antonew dives in and grabs Black's left leg, looking for a takedown. Black pushes down on Antonew's head and hops out.
A jab lands there for Black.
Black swings for the body but Antonew moves out of range.
A combination from Black does no damage.
Antonew closes the distance and clinches up with Black, looking for a takedown. Antonew pushes Black against the ropes but Black circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Black throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Antonew stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#TD2#
Antonew throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Black tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Antonew is in Black's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Black looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Black not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#T2#
Antonew throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Antonew throws an elbow that misses. Black uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Antonew's guard. Nice move by Black!#REVR#
Antonew keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.
Antonew 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.
Black wants to control from the top but Antonew keeps moving. #T3#
Black would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Antonew controls Black momentarily but Black frees himself.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Black's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Antonew wants to sweep here but Black controlling him for the moment.
Black not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Antonew looking to control.
#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Antonew shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Black as he jumps to the side.
An attempted straight right counter from Black misses the target.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nice uppercut lands for Black. That snapped Antonew's head back.
Black tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Black misses the shot to the body.
Black stuffs the takedown.
Black connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jason Black is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Antonew closes the distance and clinches up with Black, looking for a takedown. Antonew pushes Black against the ropes but Black circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Antonew shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Black counters with a low kick, right behind Antonew 's knee.
Black cracks Antonew with a good jab.
Black ducks down and throws a hook to the body.#TD2#
Black gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Black is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Black dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Black misses the jab.
Tyler Antonew is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Antonew uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Black.
Nice takedown defense from Black. No joy for Antonew on that attempt.
Antonew shoots in for a double leg but Black sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.#TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Black enables Antonew to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Black manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Black trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Antonew won't allow Black to sweep him here.
Black is pulling down on Antonew's head to control his posture.
Antonew is looking to work some ground and pound but Black has wrist control.#T1#
Antonew throwing strikes but missing.
Black is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Black stuffs the takedown.
Jason Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Antonew.
Black lands a head shot.
Jason Black is winning the standup battle so far.
Antonew looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Black is fending him off so far but Antonew persists. Nope, Black circles away and we're back to standing.
Antonew shoots in but no luck this time.
Black punishes Antonew's body with a nice straight punch.
Black throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Antonew's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Black connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Antonew scrambles back to his feet.
Black scores with a jab to the head.
#T2#
Antonew misses with an uppercut
and Black connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Antonew.
Antonew tries for a takedown but Black circles away easily
enabling Black to counter with a crisp jab.
Antonew takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Black jabs Antonew to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Antonew fails with a takedown attempt. #KD#
Black lands a big head kick that sends Antonew tumbling to the mat! Black takes a step backwards and waves Antonew back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC#
Antonew is rocked!
Black drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Antonew right on the button. Antonew goes down! Black follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Black gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Black!
Jason Black thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
Bushido 45: Dickinson v Bunker
Date: Mar 18, 2017 |
#R1##TD#
Antonew shoots in and bounces Abdullah off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Antonew trying to control but Abdullah is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Antonew accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Antonew working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Antonew trying to control the position from guard on top but Abdullah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Abdullah avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Antonew postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Abdullah looking for a sweep. Not yet Abdullah, not yet.
Antonew has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#T1#
Antonew works over Abdullah with some ground and pound from guard.
Antonew is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Antonew throwing strikes but missing.
Antonew distracts Abdullah with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#SUB2#
Abdullah isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Antonew stacks Abdullah on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Antonew!
Antonew controlling the position from side mount.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Antonew fails to land a wild elbow strike.
#T2#
Abdullah takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Antonew working the body and head with strikes.
Antonew in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Abdullah is working to avoid the ground and pound but Antonew connects with a decent elbow.
Abdullah tries to improve position but can't.
Antonew landing a few strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abdullah takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Antonew working the ground and pound.#ROC#
Abdullah is rocked!#T3#
Antonew scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Abdullah is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Antonew can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyler Antonew!
Tyler Antonew got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Event:
Bushido 42: Aoki vs. Aziz 2
Date: Feb 25, 2017 |
#R1#
Axe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL2#
Axe rushes Antonew and presses him up against the ropes.
Axe throws a head punch that misses.
Axe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Antonew's elbow.
Antonew wants to take the fight to the mat but Axe manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Axe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Antonew leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Axe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Antonew is working for takedown but Axe is calmly controlling the position for now.
Antonew takes a shot to the head.
Antonew tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Axe smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Antonew. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Antonew 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.
Axe wants to get back to his feet but Antonew is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Axe is adopting a defensive guard.#T1#
Axe is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Antonew is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Axe is trying to control the action in half guard but Antonew is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Antonew is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Antonew blocking the ground and pound attempt from Axe.
Axe missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Antonew wants to control but Axe is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Axe controlling the pace.
Axe blocks the strikes from Antonew.
#T2#
Axe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Antonew defending well though.
Antonew is looking to improve his position.
Axe trying to control the action but Antonew is working from the bottom.
Antonew wants to improve his position but Axe is controlling well.
Axe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Antonew keeps working.
Antonew slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Axe stopping the sweep attempt from Antonew.
Antonew is working hard here to advance position.
Antonew is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Axe is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T3#
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Antonew.
Antonew connects with a single shot there.
Antonew shoots for a takedown but Axe saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.#TD#
Antonew closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Axe's guard.
Axe is looking to stand up but Antonew isn't so interested in that idea.
Axe looking for a sweep. Not yet Axe, not yet.
Antonew lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Axe wants to stand up but Antonew is controlling him.
Axe controlling Antonew's posture.
Antonew landing some decent shots from guard. #T4#
Antonew throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Axe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Axe is looking to sweep but instead, Antonew has passed into half guard.
Axe pushes Antonew off looking to stand but Antonew dives back in and keeps control.
Antonew looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Axe with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Axe trying to control here.
Axe is looking to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Axe manages to get to full guard.
Axe has his hands on Antonew's head, controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jon Axe will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2##CL2#
Axe darts in and clinches Antonew up against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Axe.
Our sources have told us that Antonew has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Antonew fails to pull guard.
#TD#
Antonew is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Axe can't fight it off and eventually Antonew manages to take the fight to the floor. Axe looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tyler Antonew overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Axe looking for a sweep. Not yet Axe, not yet.
Antonew working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Axe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Antonew is one step ahead there.
Axe is adopting a defensive guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Axe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Antonew is one step ahead there. #T1#
Antonew prevents Axe from getting back to his feet.
Antonew preventing the sweep.
Axe looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Antonew working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Axe pulls Antonew in close to his closed guard and prevents Antonew from doing any damage or advancing position.
Antonew is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Axe is trying to keep Antonew in close.
Axe 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.
Axe lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB##T2#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Antonew is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Axe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Axe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Axe has his hands on Antonew's head, controlling the position.
Axe is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Antonew is controlling him.
Antonew loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Antonew scoring with some ground and pound.
Antonew won't allow Axe to get back to his feet.
Antonew working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Axe's head.
Axe wants to get back to his feet but Antonew is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #T3##ES2#
Axe has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Antonew off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Antonew misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Antonew moves into range and connects with a jab.
Antonew shoots in but Axe avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Antonew. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Antonew shoots for a double leg takedown but Axe sprawls well. He's pushed Antonew's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice takedown defense from Axe. No joy for Antonew on that attempt.
Antonew shoots in for a takedown but Axe shows good takedown defense. #CL2#
Axe pushes Antonew up against the ropes in a clinch.#TD2#
Axe turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Axe manages to end up in side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Antonew is trying to control Axe's posture but Axe avoids it.
Axe trying to control the action but Antonew is working from the bottom. #T4#
Axe advances nicely into full mount.
Antonew is squirming around, avoiding Axe's attempts to control the action.
Axe takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Axe lands a couple of good shots and Antonew has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Antonew tries to escape but Axe has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Axe really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Antonew.
Antonew covering up well under a series of strikes from Axe.
Axe is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Axe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3##TD#
Antonew scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Axe is looking for a sweep. Antonew is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Axe pushes Antonew off looking to stand but Antonew dives back in and keeps control.
Axe is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The fighters are battling for position here. Axe manages to regain full guard. Nice work. #ES2#
Axe is scooting his butt against the ropes and has managed to get back to his feet. Antonew presses him back against the ropes, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat. #TD#
Antonew gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Axe regains guard.
Axe wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Antonew preventing the sweep.
Antonew postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Antonew accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Axe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Antonew postures up in Axe's guard and throws a big left but Axe blocks it. #T1#
Axe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Antonew distracts Axe with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Antonew trying to control the position from guard on top but Axe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Axe controlling the position.
Axe tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Axe is trying to control the position but Antonew postures up.
Axe wants to hit a switch here but Antonew passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Axe there!
Axe is trying desperately to improve position.
Axe is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Axe can't escape the position.
#T2#
Axe wants to try and get back to his feet.
Axe is desperately trying to improve his position but Antonew has a good base and remains in mount.
Antonew cracks Axe with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Axe is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Axe is looking to get to half guard.
Axe sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Axe trying to control but Antonew postures up.
Axe blocking the ground and pound attempt from Antonew.
Antonew seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Antonew throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #T3#
Axe is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Antonew looks to land a strike but Axe avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Axe is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Antonew throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Axe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Antonew loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Axe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Antonew.
Antonew trying to control but Axe is working from the bottom. #ES2#
The fighters are working up against the ropes. Axe manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the ropes.
Axe has a couple of punches blocked by Antonew.
Axe misses with a punch on the inside.
#T4#
A quick uppercut on the inside from Axe.
Axe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Axe prevents a takedown attempt there.
Axe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Axe throws a head punch that misses.
Antonew is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Axe pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A short right from Axe. #TD#
Antonew pulls Axe into 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!
Axe is pushing down on Antonew's leg trying to pass to half guard. Antonew is fighting to maintain full guard but Axe has managed to sneak the leg through.
Antonew tries to get to full guard but Axe has control of the leg.
Antonew on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tyler Antonew has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Axe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Antonew avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Axe.
Jon Axe is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Axe is looking to take a break and control but Antonew is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jon Axe.
I've got Axe 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Axe!
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Event:
B38: Paterson vs. Dickinson
Date: Jan 28, 2017 |
#R1##TD#
Silver tries to sprawl but Antonew drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Antonew is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Silver actively working from the bottom here.
Silver wants to get back to his feet.
Silver told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Silver wants to control but Antonew is keeping busy.
Silver is looking to escape.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Silver is positioning himself well to prevent Antonew advancing to mount.
Silver wants to improve his position but Antonew is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Silver trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.#T1#
Antonew looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Antonew.
Silver tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Antonew manages to move to mount!
Antonew raining down hammerfists from mount.
Antonew lands a big elbow - Silver is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Silver is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Tyler Antonew!
Tyler Antonew got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Event:
Bushido 35: Wilder v Cheryshev
Date: Jan 05, 2017 |
#R1##TD#
Antonew gets a double leg takedown into Wendell's guard.
Wendell wants to get back to his feet but Antonew passes into half guard.
#REVB#
Antonew looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Antonew working Wendell over with strikes.
Ground and pound from Antonew.
Antonew passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Wendell!
Antonew with shots to the head and body - Wendell looks very uncomfortable down there. #ROC#
Wendell is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Antonew postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Wendell is out cold - huge knockout for Antonew!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tyler Antonew!
A pretty intense looking Tyler Antonew took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
Matt Wendell spoke after the fight, saying '#BeardNation '.
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Event:
B30: Vinicius vs. Antonew
Date: Dec 01, 2016 |
#R1#
Antonew misses with the combination.
Vinicius Ii half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Antonew throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Antonew misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vinicius Ii.
Vinicius Ii drops down looking for a counter takedown but Antonew sprawls and moves away.
Antonew has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Antonew misses the jab.
Tyler Antonew seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy left from Antonew finds it's target.
Antonew moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Antonew throws a left and a right that both miss
#TD#
and Vinicius Ii counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Antonew! #ES2#
Antonew throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vinicius Ii slips under a jab.
Antonew loads up on a big right hand but Vinicius Ii slips the punch.
Vinicius Ii drops down looking for a counter takedown but Antonew sprawls and moves away.
Antonew throws a jab when Vinicius Ii was well out of range.
Antonew looks to land a left hand but Vinicius Ii moved out of range nicely.
Vinicius Ii attempts a counter takedown but Antonew avoids it well and moves away.#T1#
Antonew looks to land a right hand but Vinicius Ii moved out of range.
Vinicius Ii moves forwards but Antonew connects with a nice, crisp jab.#CUT2#
It looks like Marcus Vinicius Ii has been cut.
Antonew throws out a loose jab but Vinicius Ii uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Antonew misses the target.
Jab from Antonew.
Antonew pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Antonew throws a lazy right hand but Vinicius Ii sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Antonew throws a big shot that misses.
Vinicius Ii ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vinicius Ii appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Antonew misses with a few strikes there.
Vinicius Ii feinted with a counter takedown.
Antonew throws an overhand right that lands on Vinicius Ii's shoulder, as Vinicius Ii tries to avoid the shot.
Vinicius Ii appears to be looking for a counter takedown.#T2#
Antonew looks to land a combination but Vinicius Ii avoids it well.
Vinicius Ii changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Vinicius Ii displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Antonew throws out the jab.
Vinicius Ii appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Tyler Antonew is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vinicius Ii has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Antonew scores with a jab.
Vinicius Ii slips a straight right by Antonew.
Vinicius Ii steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Antonew.
Vinicius Ii appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Vinicius Ii dodges the punch combination from Antonew.
Vinicius Ii tries to counter with a takedown but Antonew is quick to defend against it.
Antonew misses with an uppercut
#TD#
and Vinicius Ii counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Vinicius Ii has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Vinicius Ii wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it. #T3#
Antonew wants to try and get back to his feet.
Vinicius Ii moves to the back position.
Antonew trying to get back to his feet but Vinicius Ii is in full control for now.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.#SUB#
Vinicius Ii is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Antonew knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Antonew for a finish.
Antonew is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet. #T4##SUB#
Vinicius Ii is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Antonew is trying to stand back up. #SUB#
Antonew fending off the submission attempt from Vinicius Ii. #SUB#
Vinicius Ii is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Antonew is defending well though. Vinicius Ii let's go of the attempt for now.
Antonew is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Vinicius Ii trying to control momentarily.
#SUB#
Vinicius Ii is persistently looking for the submission but Antonew is defending it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Antonew dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Vinicius Ii's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
A big right from Antonew misses.
Vinicius Ii appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Vinicius Ii has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vinicius Ii there as he acknowledges the shot.
Antonew tests Vinicius Ii's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Antonew misses with a straight left.
Vinicius Ii drops down looking for a counter takedown but Antonew sprawls and moves away.
Antonew fails to land with a series of punches.
Vinicius Ii attempts a counter takedown but Antonew avoids it well and moves away.
Antonew misses with a hook. Vinicius Ii ducked under it nicely.
Vinicius Ii tries to counter with a takedown but Antonew is quick to defend against it.
Antonew has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vinicius Ii avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Antonew misses with a double jab
#TD#
and Vinicius Ii counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Antonew!
Antonew prevents Vinicius Ii from improving position. #SUB#
Vinicius Ii is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Antonew has escaped the position, nice work there. #T1#
Vinicius Ii tries to move into full mount but can't pass Antonew's legs.
Vinicius Ii prevents Antonew from escaping the position.#SUB#
Vinicius Ii thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Antonew is trying to get back to his feet.
Antonew is not content to let Vinicius Ii control the position.
Antonew is pushing Vinicius Ii's head away, looking to escape. Vinicius Ii manages to hold on to the position though.
Antonew is not content to let Vinicius Ii control the position.
Vinicius Ii works to advance to full mount. Antonew defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.#SUB#
Vinicius Ii working for a submission but Antonew is keeping him at bay. #SUB#
Vinicius Ii is working for a guillotine from mount but Antonew frees his head quite easily.
Antonew is trying to get back to his feet but can't. #SUB#
Vinicius Ii is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Antonew to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Antonew shrugs it off.
Antonew is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
#SUB#
Vinicius Ii working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Antonew wants to try and get back to his feet.
Vinicius Ii pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
#T3#
Antonew is trying to stand up.#SUB#
Vinicius Ii has control of Antonew's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Antonew regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Vinicius Ii with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Antonew wants to get back to his feet.
Vinicius Ii wants to take his opponent's back but Antonew doesn't allow it.
Marcus Vinicius Ii overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB#
Vinicius Ii looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead. #T4#
Vinicius Ii won't let Antonew get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Antonew is trying to escape the mount but Vinicius Ii keeps good control and instead manages to take Antonew's back.
#SUB#
Antonew fending off the submission attempt from Vinicius Ii.
Antonew trying to get back to his feet but Vinicius Ii is in full control for now. #SUB#
Antonew showing good submission defense here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Antonew is trying to stand back up. #SUB#
Vinicius Ii patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Vinicius Ii dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Vinicius Ii's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Antonew swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
#TD#
and Vinicius Ii counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Vinicius Ii.
Antonew is looking to stand up but Vinicius Ii isn't so interested in that idea.
Vinicius Ii trying to control but Antonew is working from the bottom.
Antonew is looking to stand up but Vinicius Ii isn't so interested in that idea.
Antonew keeping full guard, as Vinicius Ii tries to pass.
Antonew wants to stand but Vinicius Ii is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#ES2#
Antonew has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the ropes to get back to his feet. Vinicius Ii has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the ropes.
I was talking to Vinicius Ii's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.#BC2#
Antonew manages to break the clinch.
Marcus Vinicius Ii is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Antonew throws a hook but Vinicius Ii blocks it.
Vinicius Ii appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Tyler Antonew seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Antonew misses with a left hand #TD#
and Vinicius Ii counters with a shoot takedown. Antonew fights it but they end up in guard. #T1#
Vinicius Ii passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Vinicius Ii moves into full mount! #SUB#
Vinicius Ii is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Antonew is surviving well by controlling Vinicius Ii's body position as best he can.
Vinicius Ii won't let Antonew get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Vinicius Ii is trying to take his opponent's back.
#SUB#
Vinicius Ii is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Antonew can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Vinicius Ii wants to take Antonew's back here but Antonew is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Antonew is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Vinicius Ii fails to take his opponent's back. #T2#
Antonew is squirming around, avoiding Vinicius Ii's attempts to control the action.
Vinicius Ii won't let Antonew get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Antonew prevents Vinicius Ii from taking his back.
Vinicius Ii wants to control the pace but Antonew is squirming around nicely.
Antonew wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Vinicius Ii controlling from the full mount.
Antonew wants to get back to his feet.
#T3##SUB#
Vinicius Ii has hold of Antonew's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Antonew manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
You get the feeling that Antonew really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Vinicius Ii wants to control the pace but Antonew is squirming around nicely.
Antonew is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Vinicius Ii trying to control but he's not successful this time. #SUB#
Vinicius Ii swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Antonew is now in Vinicius Ii's guard. A big mistake from Vinicius Ii there, giving up the dominant position!
Antonew wanted to stand there but Vinicius Ii had control of the position. #T4#
Vinicius Ii 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.
Vinicius Ii working a defensive guard here.
Antonew has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Vinicius Ii is proving hard to escape from.
Antonew stopping the sweep attempt from Vinicius Ii.
Vinicius Ii bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Antonew's guard. #REVR#
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Antonew is looking to stand up but Vinicius Ii isn't so interested in that idea.
Vinicius Ii trying to control the position from guard on top but Antonew is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Vinicius Ii showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Vinicius Ii 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Vinicius Ii!
Post fight, Marcus Vinicius Ii stared into the camera and said 'JIU JITSUUUU! MAN, YOUR BELT IS MINE !I'M 145 AND 170 KING ! HAHAHAHAHAHA! PATHETIC ONE!'.
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Event:
Bushido 27: Palmer vs. Bunker
Date: Nov 10, 2016 |
#R1#
Antonew shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nagato as he avoids it easily. #TD#
Antonew decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Nagato trying to control from the bottom.
Nagato has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Nagato is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Antonew lands strikes from half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Antonew's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Antonew working the head and body with strikes.
Nagato is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagato is concentrating on defense, preventing Antonew from advancing position.
Nagato trying to control but Antonew postures up.
#T1#
Antonew thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nagato's head.
Nagato is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Antonew takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nagato tries to get to full guard but Antonew has control of the leg.
Nagato is staying active underneath Antonew, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nagato is looking for a sweep. Antonew is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nice strikes from Antonew there.
Antonew content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Nagato is trying to get back to full guard.#T2#
Nagato is trying is best to control the position here.
Antonew throwing shots but Nagato is blocking nicely.
Nagato manages to get to full guard.
Antonew postures up in Nagato's guard and throws a big left but Nagato blocks it.
Nagato not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nagato looking to hit a scissor sweep but Antonew is one step ahead there.
Antonew lands a couple of digs.
Antonew landing with the ground and pound. #T3#
Nagato looking for a sweep. Not yet Nagato, not yet.
Nagato pulls Antonew in close to prevent any damage.
Nagato trying to keep a closed guard but Antonew is proving a slippery customer.
Nagato looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nagato is on top in guard.
#REVB#
Antonew is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nagato trying to control but Antonew is working from the bottom.
Antonew looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nagato lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Antonew wants to sweep but no luck.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nagato's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Nagato wants to control from the top but Antonew keeps moving.
Nagato looking to sit in guard and control but Antonew gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Antonew preventing the sweep.
Nagato trying to control the position.
Nagato looking for a sweep. Not yet Nagato, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Antonew 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##CL#
Antonew moves into the clinch.
Antonew is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Nagato to keep the fight standing.
Nagato is trying to stall.
#TD#
Antonew gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Nagato is trying to keep Antonew in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Antonew distracts Nagato with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Antonew makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nagato is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Antonew throwing strikes from guard but Nagato blocks nicely.
Nagato trying to control the position here.
Nagato trying to control the position.
#T1#
Antonew postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nagato controls Antonew momentarily but Antonew frees himself.
Tyler Antonew overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Antonew lands a couple of elbows.
Nagato looking for a sweep. Not yet Nagato, not yet.
Antonew cracks Nagato with a solid left hand.
Antonew stands up over Nagato, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #ROC#
Nagato is rocked!
Antonew arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Nagato's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tyler Antonew!
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Event:
Bushido 23: Champion Path
Date: Oct 13, 2016 |
#R1#
Nice takedown defense from Fitzpatrick. No joy for Antonew on that attempt.
Fitzpatrick connects with a body shot.#TD2#
Antonew drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Antonew landing strikes.
Fitzpatrick can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Fitzpatrick is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Antonew lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Fitzpatrick is looking to reverse the position.#T1#
Fitzpatrick wants to control but Antonew postures up.
Antonew wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fitzpatrick keeps working.
Fitzpatrick wants to control but Antonew postures up.
Antonew has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The ground and pound from Antonew seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Antonew throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Antonew in side control lands a decent elbow.
Antonew trying to control the position but Fitzpatrick is working away.
Antonew throws a strike aimed at the side of Fitzpatrick's head but Fitzpatrick avoids it well.
Antonew postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
#T2#
Antonew working the head and body with strikes.
Antonew working away.
Antonew lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Antonew lands a decent elbow from side control.
The ground and pound from Antonew seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Antonew tries to score with some ground and pound. Fitzpatrick controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Antonew working away.
Antonew connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Fitzpatrick some visible discomfort.
Fitzpatrick tries to bench press Antonew off him but Antonew keeps the position.
Antonew working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Fitzpatrick taking punishment in the form of punches.
#T3#
Antonew connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Fitzpatrick some visible discomfort.
Fitzpatrick takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Fitzpatrick defending against the ground and pound.
Antonew throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
My spies in LOD - Slaughterhouse inform me that Antonew has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Fitzpatrick takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Antonew lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Fitzpatrick down.
Antonew wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fitzpatrick keeps working.
Antonew throws a strike aimed at the side of Fitzpatrick's head but Fitzpatrick avoids it well.
Antonew working the ground and pound but Fitzpatrick is defending the strikes. #T4#
Check out the look on Antonew's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Antonew postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Antonew scoring with punches from side control.
Antonew looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Fitzpatrick is avoiding damage well.
Antonew sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Fitzpatrick is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Antonew working the head and body with strikes.
Antonew in side control, throwing shots but Fitzpatrick defends.
Antonew is looking to take a break and control but Fitzpatrick is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Antonew scores with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Antonew 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#
Antonew darts in trying to clinch
and Fitzpatrick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Antonew misses with a takedown attempt
and Fitzpatrick counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Antonew thinking.
Antonew misses with a double jab
and Fitzpatrick counters with a left and a right that stings Antonew.
Antonew with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fitzpatrick counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Antonew misses with a takedown
enabling Fitzpatrick to counter with a crisp jab.
Darryl Fitzpatrick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Antonew.#TD2#
Antonew shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Antonew was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The strikes coming from Antonew are missing the target in this wave of attacks. #T1#
Fitzpatrick is looking for a sweep.
Antonew cracks Fitzpatrick with a big right hand but Fitzpatrick just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Antonew throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Antonew working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Antonew has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Antonew cracks Fitzpatrick with a big elbow.
Fitzpatrick tries to buck Antonew off but Antonew is having none of it.
Tyler Antonew has got the better of the ground game so far.
Antonew working the body and head with strikes.
Antonew postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Antonew scores with a couple of short elbows.#T2#
Fitzpatrick parries the strikes from Antonew easily there. Antonew is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Fitzpatrick to escape.
Fitzpatrick knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Antonew on the ground.
Fitzpatrick struggling a bit here.
Antonew working the ground and pound.
Antonew trying to control the position but Fitzpatrick is working away.
Antonew throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Antonew scoring with punches and elbows.
Antonew landing a few strikes.
Antonew in side control lands a decent elbow. #T3#
Fitzpatrick wants to control but Antonew postures up.
Fitzpatrick defending against the ground and pound.
Fitzpatrick tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Antonew wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Fitzpatrick takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Antonew landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Antonew is chipping away with strikes.
Antonew throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Antonew cracks Fitzpatrick with a big right hand but Fitzpatrick just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
#ROC2#
Fitzpatrick is rocked!
Antonew working the ground and pound.
Oh Fitzpatrick is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!#T4#
Antonew lands a decent elbow from side control.
Antonew lands a huge shot from side control! Fitzpatrick is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tyler Antonew!
Darryl Fitzpatrick spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll take my loss as a man... congratulations...'.
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Event:
Bushido 18: Parker vs. Karasev
Date: Sep 08, 2016 |
#R1#
Antonew scores with the left hand. Abdullah knows he should have avoided that one.
Abdullah gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Abdullah needs to keep his hands up - Antonew had a free shot at his head there.
A punch combination from Antonew misses.
Antonew avoids a kick to the body.
Abdullah dives in and grabs Antonew's left leg, looking for a takedown. Antonew pushes down on Abdullah's head and hops out.
Abdullah wants to clinch but Antonew slips to the side
letting Antonew counter with a right hand.
Abdullah goes for a double leg but Antonew avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Antonew continues to drive forward.
Nice uppercut lands for Antonew. That snapped Abdullah's head back.
Antonew lands a jab to Abdullah's midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Antonew connects with a nice looking jab.
#KD#
Antonew cracks Abdullah with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Antonew has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Abdullah to stand back up!#ROC#
Abdullah is rocked!
Antonew fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Abdullah square on the jaw! Damn, Abdullah is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tyler Antonew!
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