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Event:
LAW004: Climbing Ranks
Date: May 20, 2017 |
#R1##KD#
Beijer sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Neal to the ground! Beijer dives into full mount looking to finish!#CUT#
It looks like Kaedo Neal has been cut.
Beijer cracks Neal with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
#ROC#
Neal is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oooh a big shot lands for Beijer! Neal is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Hans Beijer!
Hans Beijer bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
Revolution XC 20
Date: Apr 09, 2017 |
#R1#
Neal wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Neal looks to throw the jab but Ngata is out of range. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Neal is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ngata gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Neal is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ngata pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ngata presses Neal against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Neal wants a takedown but no success here.
Tangaroa Ngata has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaedo Neal.
Ngata lands a left hand that snaps the head of Neal backwards. #BC2#
Neal manages to break the clinch.
Ngata lands the left hand.#CL#
Ngata darts in and clinches Neal up against the cage.
Ngata pushes Neal back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Neal looks winded!
Ngata lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Neal misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!#BC#
Ngata breaks from the clinch.
#CL#
Ngata closes the distance and clinches.
Ngata lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ngata lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Neal backwards. #BC#
Ngata breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#KD#
Ngata moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Neal goes down! Can Ngata finish him!?#ROC#
Neal is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Kaedo Neal has been cut.#T1#
Ngata not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ngata stands and throws Neal's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ngata tries to move to mount but Neal blocks the move with his legs.
Neal is trying to get back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Neal can do anything to dispel that myth.
Neal tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Ngata presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Ngata tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Neal tries to hold on but Ngata postures up.#T2#
Neal is trying to escape the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ngata controlling his opponent.
Ngata has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Ngata looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Neal really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ngata controlling from the full mount. #T3#
Ngata continues to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neal is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Ngata tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Neal wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Ngata sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Neal can't escape the position.
Neal keeps trying to improve his position.
Ngata controlling the position easily from mount.
Neal tries to reverse the position but Ngata maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tangaroa Ngata dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kaedo Neal's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2##CL#
Ngata gets a clinch.
Ngata lands a nice uppercut.
Ngata lands with a left to the head.
We've been informed that Neal has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.#BC#
Ngata breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ngata wants to clinch up but Neal keeps it at a distance.
Ngata is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Neal can do to turn this around?
Horrible takedown attempt by Neal or perhaps it was just good defense by Ngata, which made it look bad. #CL#
Ngata instigates a clinch.
Ngata lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Neal or not.
A short left from Ngata. #BC#
Ngata breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neal looks to score with a jab to the body but Ngata is just out of range.#CL#
Ngata closes the distance and clinches.
Ngata scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#BC#
Ngata escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Ngata closes the distance and pushes Neal back into the cage.
Ngata softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#T1#
Ngata lands a body punch in the clinch.
Neal is breathing heavily.
Neal wants to take the fight to the mat but Ngata manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ngata.
Nice body punch from Ngata - that landed with a thud.
Ngata lands a right hand that snaps the head of Neal backwards. #BC2#
Neal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Neal tries to keep at a distance but Ngata has taken the fight into the clinch.
Neal changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ngata fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tangaroa Ngata has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaedo Neal.#CL#
Ngata gets a clinch.
Neal's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good body shot from Ngata.
Ngata presses Neal against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ngata works on Neal's body with a couple of short punches.
Neal takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#BC#
Ngata breaks the clinch.
#CL#
Ngata instigates a clinch. #T2#
Ngata throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ngata lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC#
Ngata escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tangaroa Ngata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Neal tries to keep at a distance but Ngata has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ngata lands a shot to the body.
Ngata gets through Neal's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ngata presses Neal against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ngata digs a right hand underneath Neal's ribcage. Neal let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ngata creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Neal is still on wobbly legs! Can Ngata finish him?#CUT#
That has opened up Kaedo Neal's cut even more.
Ngata lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #BC#
Ngata pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ngata tries to clinch there but Neal circles away.
Neal is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ngata with a body shot.#CL#
Ngata rushes Neal and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Neal seems to have recovered his senses.
Ngata digs a right hand into Neal's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Neal's gas tank.
Ngata lands a hook that snaps the head of Neal backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ngata.
Ngata lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Neal.#BC#
Ngata pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T3##CL#
Ngata clinches up with Neal and pushes him back against the cage.
Neal has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ngata is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ngata lands a right hand that snaps the head of Neal backwards.
Ngata lands a nice shot to the body.
Tangaroa Ngata has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ngata lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Ngata.
Ngata digs a right hand into Neal's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Neal's gas tank.
Ngata is working Neal over against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ngata.
Ngata lands a shoulder strike.
Ngata lands a body shot.
Ngata gets through Neal's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ngata working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A hook to the body from Ngata.
Ngata lands with a short shot to the head. #BC#
Ngata's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Ngata has Neal up against the cage in a clinch.
Ngata throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Neals head.
Ngata dips a shoulder and cracks Neal with a mighty uppercut! Neal falls back against the cage and Ngata unloads with a barrage of strikes! Neal is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Ngata screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tangaroa Ngata!
After winning the bout, Tangaroa Ngata thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
ICON Fight NIGHT 10
Date: Jan 28, 2017 |
#R1#
Neal avoids the body shot from Aigaios.
Aigaios connects with an inside leg kick.
Aigaios jabs at Neal's body.
Aigaios throws a right and a left that both miss.
Aigaios lands a nice leg kick that just misses Neal's sensitive parts.
Aigaios scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Aigaios bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Neal's head.
The crowd cheers as Aigaios lands an impressive looking overhand right. Neal doesn't seem phased though.
Aigaios thumps Neal with a low kick.
Aigaios lands with a straight right. Neal didn't see that one coming.#CUT2#
It looks like Kaedo Neal has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neal is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
#T1#
Neal throws a sloppy body shot
#KD2#
and Aigaios counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Neal down! Aigaios is looking to finish but Neal is intelligently defending himself. #ROC2#
Neal is rocked!
Neal working a defensive guard here.
Neal wants to stand and escape but Aigaios is having none of it.
Aigaios controlling from the top position.
Aigaios throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neal is controlling Aigaios's posture.
Neal is trying to control the position but Aigaios postures up. #T2#
Aigaios is stalling in the full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Aigaios misses with a straight left.
Sloppy strikes from Aigaios. Those never looked like landing.
Aigaios catches Neal with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Aigaios misses with a straight right.
Neal dives in and grabs Aigaios's left leg, looking for a takedown. Aigaios pushes down on Neal's head and hops out.
A jab from Aigaios does it's job there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neal thuds his right hand into Aigaios's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Aigaios throws a combination that misses
and Neal makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.#T3#
Neal misses with a hook to the body
and Aigaios counters with a two punch combo.
Aigaios darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Aigaios connects with a right hand. Neal shakes it off.
Oh Neal is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aigaios takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Neal seems to have got his legs back now.
Neal throws a jab when Aigaios was well out of range.
Neal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aigaios sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aigaios feints the counter takedown.
Aigaios with a jab.
Aigaios jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Neal throws a jab but it's blocked by Aigaios.
Aigaios appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kyros Aigaios seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T4#
Aigaios throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Neal counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aigaios moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd cheers as Aigaios lands an impressive looking overhand right. Neal doesn't seem phased though.
Aigaios scores with a shot to the body.
Neal misses with an uppercut
and Aigaios counters with a stiff right hand.
Neal misses with a two punch combination.
Aigaios swinging wildly here.
Aigaios scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyros Aigaios dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kaedo Neal's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Aigaios moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Aigaios misses with a right hand
and Neal counters with a straight right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Aigaios. That snapped Neal's head back.
Aigaios buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Aigaios works Neal's body with a nice hook.
Neal just misses with a punch to the body.
Aigaios gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aigaios paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Neal scores with a nice strike.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aigaios. Neal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Neal swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#KD2#
Aigaios knocks Neal to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?#T1#
Neal tries to improve position but can't.
Aigaios tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Neal on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Neal tries to get out of the position.
Neal is letting Aigaios control him for a moment. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Neal is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee asks Aigaios politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Aigaios prefers to stall for the moment though.
Neal tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Neal looking for a sweep but Aigaios has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Neal is in all sorts of trouble here.
#T3#
Neal is working hard here to advance position.
Neal tries to hold on but Aigaios postures up.
Aigaios controlling from mount.
Neal wants to hold on but Aigaios pushes him away.
Aigaios controlling his opponent. #T4#
Aigaios won't let Neal get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Aigaios controlling his opponent.
Aigaios prevents Neal from getting the reversal.
Aigaios controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyros Aigaios showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kaedo Neal's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Aigaios cracks Neal with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Aigaios digs a good body shot into Neal's ribs.
Aigaios scores with a spinning back kick!
Kyros Aigaios is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aigaios lands with an overhand left.#CUT2#
Kaedo Neal's cut is getting worse.
Neal throws a hook but Aigaios avoids it easily.
Neal throws a poor cross that misses
and Aigaios counters with a left to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Aigaios in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aigaios throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Neal crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kyros Aigaios!
Kyros Aigaios decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Event:
Revolution XC 11
Date: Dec 24, 2016 |
#R1#
Mitchel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Neal.
Neal looks to throw the jab but Mitchel is out of range.
Bruno Mitchel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Neal looks to land a left hand but Mitchel moved out of range nicely.
Neal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mitchel works the jab nicely.
Neal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Neal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mitchel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Neal ducks under a wild hook from Mitchel.
Mitchel lands a glancing blow to the side of Neal's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchel misses the jab.
Mitchel is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Neal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mitchel.
A little jabbing left from Neal on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mitchel misses with an uppercut.
Mitchel is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
#T1#
Neal ducks right into an uppercut from Mitchel.
Mitchel takes one to the side of the head.
#ROC2#
Mitchel is rocked!
Neal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oh Mitchel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Neal lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Mitchel - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Neal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kaedo Neal!
Kaedo Neal bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
ICON Fight NIGHT 6
Date: Nov 11, 2016 |
#R1#
Neal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aldo moves away.
Aldo connects with a looping right hand.
#CL#
Aldo gets a clinch.
Neal is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Aldo is defending well.
Aldo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Neal wants to break the clinch but can't.
#BC#
Aldo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aldo jabbing away but nothing is landing. #CL#
Aldo moves into the clinch.
Aldo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
#BC#
Aldo breaks the clinch.
Aldo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #CUT#
It looks like Kaedo Neal has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo tries to clinch up
and Neal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aldo doesn't manage to clinch there - Neal circles away.
#T1#
Neal throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Aldo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CL#
Aldo has closed the distance and engaged Neal in a clinch.
#BC#
Aldo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aldo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jose Aldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aldo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aldo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Neal counters with a nice uppercut.
Neal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Neal misses with the combination.
Aldo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jose Aldo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aldo tries to clinch there but Neal circles away.
#T2#
Aldo darts in trying to clinch
and Neal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch but Neal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL#
Aldo drives through and clinches with Neal against the cage.
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!#BC#
Aldo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A left hand lands to the body for Aldo.
Aldo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Neal up against the cage.
Aldo lands with a short shot to the head.
Neal drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Aldo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Neal lands with a light punch inside. #T3#
Aldo is struggling to control the position.
Aldo scores with a hook to the body.
Aldo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aldo stalls.
Aldo lands with a left to the head.
Neal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Neal is trying to drag Aldo to the mat but Aldo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jose Aldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaedo Neal.
Neal has had enough of the clinch but Aldo keeps him there for the moment.
Neal goes for a takedown attempt but Aldo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Neal avoids a punch combination nicely.
Neal keeps the fight on the outside.#T4#
Aldo lunges at Neal with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Neal's hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aldo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Neal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Neal slips a jab from Aldo.
Neal closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Aldo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Neal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It seemed like Neal was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Aldo moves out of range as Neal strikes.
As Neal looks to move away, Aldo throws a big counter combo but Neal just gets out of the way.
Aldo blocks a jab.
Aldo moves in looking to clinch but Neal pushes him off.
Aldo scores with a decent looking hook.
Neal swings away but doesn't land with a series of 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!#CL#
Aldo moves into range and clinches up with Neal.
Aldo tries to work over Neal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Aldo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kaedo Neal's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2##CL#
Aldo pushes Neal up against the cage in a clinch.
Neal drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Aldo lands an uppercut.
Neal drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Neal can't get the takedown.
Jose Aldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaedo Neal.
Neal goes for a takedown in the clinch but Aldo prevents it.
Aldo lands a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo taking a breather.
Neal is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Aldo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Aldo lands a nice shot to the body.
We've been informed that Neal has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Neal is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Aldo is defending well.
Aldo tries to work over Neal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T1#
Neal drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Aldo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Neal is breathing heavily.
Aldo gets underhooks to prevent Neal's takedown attempt.
Aldo lands an uppercut.
Aldo tries to throw a body punch but Neal avoids it by throwing Aldo back against the cage.
Neal is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Aldo.
Aldo is pressed up against the cage. Neal has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Aldo down to the mat. Aldo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. #CL#
Aldo closes the distance and clinches.
Aldo misses with a punch to the body.
Aldo tries to work over Neal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Neal is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Aldo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Aldo is pressed up against the cage. Neal has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Aldo down to the mat. Aldo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Aldo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aldo lands a head shot.#T2#
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Neal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aldo tries to clinch up but Neal circles away and keeps his distance.
Neal throws out a counter right but Aldo avoids it with no problem.
Aldo wants to clinch.
Aldo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aldo wants to clinch.
Jose Aldo is winning the standup battle so far.
Neal swats away the attempt to clinch by Aldo.
Jose Aldo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aldo tries to clinch but Neal moves out of range.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch but Neal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aldo wants to clinch
and Neal counters with a straight right hand.#T3#
Aldo connects with a single shot there.
Neal walks into a jab.
Neal looks to land a right hand but Aldo moved out of range.
Aldo tries to counter by clinching up but Neal breaks away and moves out of range.#CL#
Aldo has Neal up against the cage in a clinch.
Aldo scores with a shoulder strike. #CUT#
That has opened up Kaedo Neal's cut even more.
Neal has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Aldo after a bit of a struggle.
Aldo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Neal or not.
Neal tries for a takedown. No joy.
Stalling in the clinch from Aldo.
Neal goes for a takedown in the clinch but Aldo prevents it.
Aldo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Neal can do to turn this around?
Neal prevents a body shot from Aldo.
Neal is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Aldo is defending well.#T4##BC#
Aldo breaks the clinch.
Aldo wants to clinch up but Neal keeps it at a distance.
Neal throws a hook to the side of Aldo's head but Aldo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aldo tries to clinch but Neal moves out of range.
Neal looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A cross from Aldo lands.
Aldo moves in looking to clinch but Neal pushes him off.
Neal takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL#
Aldo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Aldo tries to throw a body punch but Neal avoids it by throwing Aldo back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Aldo.
Aldo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Neal.
Aldo lands a left hand.
Aldo struggles to land a body shot inside as Neal controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Aldo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kaedo Neal's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Aldo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Neal. #CUT2#
It looks like Jose Aldo has been cut.
A cross from Aldo lands.
Aldo connects with the punch.
Aldo dodges the punch combination from Neal.
#CL#
Aldo gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC#
Aldo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aldo's corner calls for a 1-2. Aldo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Neal throws a right and a left that Aldo avoids nicely.
Aldo is looking to clinch.
Neal unleashes a big counter combination but Aldo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.#CL#
Aldo moves into the clinch successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neal is working for takedown but Aldo is calmly controlling the position for now.#T1#
Neal has Aldo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Aldo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Aldo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Neal wants a takedown.
Jose Aldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaedo Neal.
Neal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Neal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC#
Aldo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Aldo clinches up with Neal and pushes him back against the cage.
Neal tries to score a body lock takedown but Aldo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Aldo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Neal can't get the takedown.
Aldo lands with a left to the head.
Neal is working for takedown but Aldo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Aldo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Aldo lands a nice shot to the body.
Aldo scores with a hook to the body.
Aldo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Neal wants a takedown but no success here.
#T2#
Aldo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Aldo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Neal drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Aldo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Aldo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Neal.#BC#
Aldo manages to break the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Neal on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Aldo tries to clinch up but Neal circles away and keeps his distance.
Aldo is looking to clinch but Neal is avoiding it.
#CL#
Aldo closes the distance and clinches.
Aldo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aldo lands a left hand.
#BC#
Aldo breaks the clinch.
Neal closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #T3#
Neal looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #ROC#
Neal is rocked!#CUT#
The cut above Kaedo Neal's eye is starting to cause him problems now.#CL#
Aldo moves into the clinch.
Neal is still on wobbly legs! Can Aldo finish him?
Aldo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Neal or not.
Aldo lands with a left to the head.
Neal looking for a takedown.
Aldo keeps control of Neal as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #BC#
Aldo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jose Aldo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Neal seems to have recovered his senses.
Neal takes a swing at Aldo's ribcage but misses.
Neal shoots in looking for a takedown but Aldo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Neal's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Aldo works the jab nicely.
Aldo lands a head shot.
Aldo thuds his right hand into Neal's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#CL#
Aldo clinches.
Jose Aldo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Aldo digs a right hand into Neal's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Neal's gas tank. #T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#BC#
Aldo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aldo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Aldo lands a nice hook to Neal's body. Neal takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Neal takes a shot to the body in his stride.
#CL#
Aldo pushes Neal up against the cage in a clinch.
Neal tries for a takedown but Aldo manages to get underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aldo. #BC#
Aldo breaks the clinch.
Aldo tries to clinch but Neal is having none of it.
Aldo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Aldo misses with a two punch combination.
Neal now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Aldo is looking to clinch but Neal is avoiding it.
Kaedo Neal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aldo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Aldo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Aldo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Aldo!
Jose Aldo was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
ICON Fight NIGHT 5
Date: Oct 23, 2016 |
#R1#
Swaber gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Neal counters with a straight right hand.
Swaber shoots in looking for a takedown. Neal tries to sprawl out of it but Swaber keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Neal manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Neal seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Swaber looks winded!
A head kick by Swaber misses
and Neal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT#
It looks like Haitam Swaber has been cut.
Neal is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Swaber flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Swaber is out cold! Neal holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kaedo Neal!
Kaedo Neal was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
ICON Fight NIGHT 3
Date: Sep 21, 2016 |
#R1#
Grigorian lands with a slapping head kick.
Grigorian connects with an inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grigorian.
Neal looks to land a left hand but Grigorian moved out of range nicely.
As Neal backs away, Grigorian returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Grigorian bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Neal shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Grigorian finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Neal throws a sloppy body shot
and Grigorian counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Neal shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Grigorian defends it nicely.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Grigorian - that will leave a mark!
Neal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Neal misses with a body shot.
Grigorian looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice body kick there by Grigorian.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grigorian lands a head kick!
A good leg kick by Grigorian.
Grigorian lands with a slapping head kick. #CUT#
It looks like Kaedo Neal has been cut.#T1#
Grigorian ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Neal swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Grigorian.
Grigorian moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Grigorian throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A looping hook to the body misses from Neal. Grigorian does a little dance to reset his feet.
Neal swings for the body but Grigorian moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grigorian, right into the meat.
Neal shoots in looking for a takedown but Grigorian manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Neal's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Adam Grigorian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaedo Neal.
Grigorian throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Neal.#KD#
Grigorian lands a big head kick that sends Neal tumbling to the mat! Grigorian takes a step backwards and waves Neal back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC#
Neal is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Grigorian finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Neal looks winded!
Neal takes a kick to the side of the head.
Neal is still on wobbly legs! Can Grigorian finish him?
A chopping leg kick lands by Grigorian.
Neal seems to have recovered his senses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Grigorian.
Grigorian delivers a nice body kick.
Neal misses with a two punch combination.
#T2#
Neal on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grigorian. Grigorian obviously looking to wear him down.
Grigorian fakes the leg kick and cracks Neal in the body.
Neal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grigorian moves away.
Grigorian fires out a quick counter leg kick but Neal just manages to avoid it.
Neal's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Neal throws a hook but Grigorian avoids it easily.
Grigorian connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Grigorian lands with a thumping leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Grigorian.
Grigorian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Neal throws a shot from downtown. Grigorian moves away and avoids it.
Neal takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Grigorian lands a head kick. Neal smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
An inside leg kick lands from Grigorian.
Neal takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Grigorian lands a head kick!
Grigorian pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Neal takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kaedo Neal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grigorian moves away from the strike by Neal.
Adam Grigorian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T3#
Neal throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grigorian connects with a leg kick. Neal looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Neal has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Grigorian.
Grigorian throws a head kick that half lands.
Neal looks to throw the jab but Grigorian is out of range.
Grigorian slips a straight right by Neal.
Grigorian moves away from the strike by Neal.
Grigorian scores with a kick to the midsection.
Neal throws a body punch but Grigorian moves out of range.
Grigorian tried to counter with a leg kick but Neal avoided it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Grigorian.
Grigorian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Neal throws a hook but Grigorian avoids it easily.
Grigorian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grigorian throws a nice outside leg kick.
Neal chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grigorian can pounce on him.
Neal misses with an uppercut
and Grigorian counters with an outside leg kick.
Grigorian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neal connects with a crisp jab. #T4#
Grigorian fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Neal has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Grigorian lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Grigorian lands a leg kick that knocks Neal off balance momentarily.
Neal 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.
Neal sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Neal throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grigorian turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Grigorian.
Grigorian connects with a leg kick. Neal looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Grigorian bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Grigorian throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Neal.
A thudding body kick lands there by Grigorian!
Grigorian connects with a leg kick. Neal looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick from Grigorian lands but Neal takes it in his stride.
Grigorian with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A good leg kick by Grigorian.
Neal is trying desperately to land a takedown but Grigorian is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Neal.
Neal throws the left hand but Grigorian avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Grigorian dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kaedo Neal's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Neal crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Grigorian - the referee stops the clock and Neal gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Grigorian. Neal manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Grigorian throws a front kick that sends Neal stumbling back into the cage.
Grigorian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grigorian looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Neal punishes Grigorian's body with a nice straight punch.
Neal looks to throw the jab but Grigorian is out of range.
Grigorian throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Neal looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Grigorian throws a body punch but Neal moves out of range.
Grigorian feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Neal's calf.
Grigorian is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Neal can do to turn this around?
Grigorian plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Grigorian throws a sloppy head kick and Neal moves out of range easily.
Neal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Neal punishes Grigorian's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neal throws an overhand right that lands on Grigorian's shoulder, as Grigorian tries to avoid the shot.
Neal misses with a lunging right hand
and Grigorian counters with a flying knee. Nice. #CUT#
That has opened up Kaedo Neal's cut even more.
Grigorian slips a jab and a cross from Neal.
Neal misses with a wild body shot.
Grigorian fires out a quick counter leg kick but Neal just manages to avoid it.#T1#
Grigorian plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Grigorian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Neal.
Grigorian throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Neal is breathing heavily.
Neal shoots in for a takedown but Grigorian shows good takedown defense.
Grigorian scores with a head kick.
Grigorian lands a nice leg kick that just misses Neal's sensitive parts.
Grigorian throws a nice head kick!
That kick from Grigorian tenderised Neal's leg. Neal is trying to keep his angry face on.
Neal throws a jab when Grigorian was well out of range.
We've been informed that Neal has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Neal cracks Grigorian with a right hand to the side of the head.
Grigorian ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Neal takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Grigorian has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Neal misses with a hook
letting Grigorian counter with a right hand.
Grigorian lands a high kick!
#KD#
Grigorian lands a big head kick that sends Neal tumbling to the mat! Grigorian takes a step backwards and waves Neal back to his feet - he wants the finish!#CUT#
The cut above Kaedo Neal's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Neal 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.#T2#
Grigorian lands with a nice body kick.
Grigorian will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Neal avoids the head kick by Grigorian.
Neal sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Grigorian lands with a thumping leg kick.
#KD#
Grigorian lands a big head kick that sends Neal tumbling to the mat! Grigorian takes a step backwards and waves Neal back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Neal throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grigorian counters with a head kick that wobbles Neal - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Grigorian sends him down. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adam Grigorian!
Adam Grigorian thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
RXC 5 King of Smack!
Date: Aug 23, 2016 |
#R1#
Neal takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Smith wants to clinch up but Neal keeps it at a distance.
It looked like Neal wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Neal moved out of range.
Neal 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.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Neal was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Neal has a takedown stuffed.
Smith now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Neal walks into a left hand.
Neal throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Decent striking displayed by Smith there.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Neal.
Smith smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Neal misses with a wild body shot.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Neal saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Neal misses the target.
Smith avoids the body shot from Neal.
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Smith scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Neal.
Smith fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Smith throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Neal's waist but Neal gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Smith off to one side.
A shot to the liver by Neal. Beautiful body shot.
Jerry Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Neal misses with a looping right.
Neal lands a really nice looking cross but Smith seems unphased.
Smith tests Neal's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Neal looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Neal takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Neal misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Neal has a takedown stuffed.
Smith swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Neal pushes him off.
Neal scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Neal walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Smith throws a hook but Neal blocks it.
Nice cross by Smith.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Neal was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Neal.
Smith misses with a hook to the body
#KD#
and Neal counters with a nice right hand that sends Smith toppling to the canvas! Smith scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Neal finish him?!#ROC#
Smith is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Neal looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Neal finish him?#CL2#
Smith rushes Neal and presses him up against the cage.#T2#
Smith prevents a takedown attempt there.
Smith seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaedo Neal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Neal misses with a hook to the ribs.
A battle for position here, against the cage.#TD2#
Smith manages to pull guard.
#SUB2#
Smith is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Neal is aware though and is defending well.
Neal preventing the sweep. #SUB2#
Smith had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Neal defends it easily.#SUB2#
Smith has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Neal can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Neal stands up over Smith, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Neal content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Neal has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#SUB2#
Smith is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Neal is aware though and is defending well.#T3#
Neal not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Neal postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #SUB2#
Neal avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Neal chips away with some ground and pound.#SUB2#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Smith is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Neal defends well.#SUB2#
Smith is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Smith looks winded!#SUB2#
Smith is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Neal defends well.
Smith avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SUB2#
Smith escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Neal gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Neal wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving. #SUB2#
Neal got a little sloppy there for a moment and Smith has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Neal has managed to get both his arms back between Smith's legs - danger averted.#SUB2#
Smith looking for a guillotine here but Neal defends easily.
Neal postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Smith looking for a guillotine here but Neal defends easily.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.#SUB2#
Neal got a little sloppy there for a moment and Smith has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Neal has managed to get both his arms back between Smith's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jerry Smith will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Smith scores with a shot to the body.
Neal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Neal.
Neal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Neal takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Neal is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Smith.
Jerry Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smith works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Neal uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Smith has time to react.#CL2#
Smith gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#TD2#
Smith jumps guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!#SUB2#
Smith is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Neal defends well.
Smith lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Neal swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Smith looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #T1##SU2#
Smith decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Neal, up you get!
Smith tries to clinch up.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Smith takes one to the chin there.
Smith fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Neal swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Neal.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Smith drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Smith cracks Neal with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice defenses there by Smith.#KD#
Neal feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Smith sprawling to the canvas! Smith rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Neal finish him?!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
#T2#
Neal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Neal looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A punch combination from Neal misses.
Neal walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Neal is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've been informed that Smith has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Neal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Neal moves away from the strike by Smith.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Neal.
Nice straight punches there by Smith. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Smith.
Neal scores with a jab to the jaw.
Smith tries to clinch but Neal moves out of range.
A big right from Smith misses. #KD#
Neal drops Smith with a beautiful combination! Smith stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Neal is looking for the KO!
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Smith lands with an overhand left.
Neal drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Smith right on the button. Smith goes down! Neal follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Neal gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaedo Neal!
After the fight, Kaedo Neal was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 17, 2016 |
#R1#
Neal cracks Wade with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#TD#
Neal shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Neal is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wade is on top in guard.
#REVB#
Neal manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wade manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Neal keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wade's head.
Neal working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Neal postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wade really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Neal. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wade avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Neal makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Neal with a nice head shot there.
Wade looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Neal puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Wade on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Neal working Wade over with strikes.
Wade tries to get to full guard but Neal has control of the leg. #T1#
Neal is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Wade has hold of Neal's hands but Neal slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Neal working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Wade taking some punishment here, with Neal in his half guard.
Neal is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Neal slips a nice elbow through Wade's hands, connecting with Wade's forehead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wade is trying to get back to full guard.
Neal lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wade is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Neal scores with a couple of nice shots.
Neal lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wade wants to get back to full guard.#T2#
Neal working over Wade with some ground and pound. Wade looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wade is looking for a sweep. Neal is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Neal lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Neal drops an elbow to the side of Wade's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neal lands strikes from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Neal lands a nice short elbow.#ROC#
Wade is rocked!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Neal lands a nice short elbow.
Wade is still in real trouble! Can Neal finish him?
Wade taking some punishment here, with Neal in his half guard.
Nice strikes from Neal there.
Neal lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Wade! More strikes land and this one is all over! Neal jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaedo Neal!
A less than humble Kaedo Neal misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 12, 2016 |
#R1#
Rohde takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rohde tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Neal defends well and Rohde ends up having to push Neal into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A quick step to the side and Neal tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Neal has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Death Valley Training Facility in the buildup to the fight.
Neal looks to land a left hand but Rohde moved out of range nicely.
Rohde tries to clinch
enabling Neal to counter with a crisp jab. #KD#
Neal lands a big right hand that sends Rohde crashing to the mat! Neal stays standing though and waves Rohde back to his feet!#ROC#
Rohde is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rohde circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Neal. Rohde falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Neal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kaedo Neal!
In his post fight interview, Kaedo Neal started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 02, 2016 |
#R1#
Neal has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Isobe.
Isobe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Isobe throws a sloppy head kick
and Neal counters with a one-two to the body. #KD#
Neal cracks Isobe with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Isobe looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Neal finish him?
#CUT#
It looks like Murakami Isobe has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Isobe moves out of range of the strikes.
Isobe flicks out a counter leg kick but Neal steps away.
Neal avoids the head kick by Isobe.
Neal was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Isobe is looking to slow Neal down with leg kicks.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Isobe. Neal shrugs it off though.
Neal misses with a looping left.
Neal misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Good leg kick by Isobe there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Isobe thumps Neal with a low kick.
Neal connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Neal blocks a jab.
Neal is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Isobe cracks the inside of Neal's front leg. #T1#
Neal has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Isobe.
Murakami Isobe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Isobe lands with a thumping leg kick.
Neal scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Isobe lands a front kick.
Isobe takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Neal takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Neal throws a lazy uppercut
and Isobe counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Neal misses with a looping right.
Neal moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromIsobe.
Neal takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Neal looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Neal takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Isobe thumps Neal with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Isobe.
#T2#
Isobe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Neal.
A slapping leg kick lands for Isobe.
Isobe connects with a leg kick. Neal looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Isobe cracks the inside of Neal's front leg.
Neal takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Isobe defending well as Neal loads up on a big left hand.
Isobe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Neal's sensitive parts.
A head kick by Isobe misses
and Neal counters with a nice uppercut.
A low kick from Isobe misses #KD#
and Neal counters with a nice right hand that sends Isobe toppling to the canvas! Isobe scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Neal finish him?!#ROC#
Isobe is rocked!
Neal misses with a straight right.
Isobe is still on wobbly legs! Can Neal finish him?
Neal steps in with a hook that catches Isobe right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Neal follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Isobe looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaedo Neal!
Kaedo Neal spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 28, 2016 |
#R1#
Quick tries to clinch
and Neal counters with a straight right hand.
Quick throws a head kick that misses
and Neal counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Neal's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Neal duly obliges.
A decent looking cross lands there for Neal.
Quick misses with a takedown
and Neal counters with a right hand to the body.
Neal lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Quick tries for a takedown but Neal circles away easily
and Quick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neal jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Quick wants to clinch but Neal slips to the side
and Neal counters with a straight right hand.#ROC#
Quick is rocked!
Neal lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Quick is still on wobbly legs! Can Neal finish him?
Quick misses with a takedown
and Neal counters with a straight right hand.
Kaedo Neal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Quick.#T1#
Neal throws a monster overhand right that drops Quick! Neal follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaedo Neal!
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