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Event:
Carnage Thirteen
Date: Oct 07, 2016 |
#R1#
Closov lands a nice looking body shot.
A big left from Closov misses.
Carey feinted with a counter takedown.
Closov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oliver Closov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Closov lands with a straight right. Carey didn't see that one coming.
Carey really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nice defenses there by Carey.
Carey feinted with a counter takedown.
Closov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Careys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Closov scores with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Closov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Closov misses its intended target.
Closov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carey manages to avoid it.
Carey appears to be looking for a counter takedown.#T1#
Closov lunges at Carey with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Carey's hand.
Closov tries to bum rush Carey with a series of wild strikes but Carey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carey feinted with a counter takedown.
Closov works Carey's body with a nice hook.
Carey blocks a jab.
Closov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Carey changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Closov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carey appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Closov throws an off balance right hand
#TD#
and Carey counters with a shoot takedown. Closov fights it but they end up in guard.
Carey passes into half guard. #T2##SUB#
Carey is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
#SUB#
Carey is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Closov defends it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!#SUB#
Carey is trying to work for a kimura but Closov is defending well.
Closov 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.#SUB#
Carey is looking for a kimura here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Carey wants to work for an arm triangle but Closov is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
#T3##SUB#
Carey looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Closov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Carey is trying to control the action in half guard but Closov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Carey passes the guard and advances to mount!
Closov is squirming around, avoiding Carey's attempts to control the action. #T4##SUB#
Carey looking to isolate an arm here. Closov doesn't see it coming and as Carey extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Carey!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Danny Carey!
Danny Carey retains his light heavyweight title!
Danny Carey seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Oliver Closov had this to say: 'He's still uglier than me.'.
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Event:
Carnage Ten
Date: Sep 16, 2016 |
#R1#
Thomas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Closov throws out the jab.
It seemed like Thomas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Thomas throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Closov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thomas has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Closov is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Closov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thomas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#KD#
Oooooh!!! Closov has knocked Thomas down with a huge combo! Closov steps away and waves a wobbly Thomas back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#CUT#
It looks like Frank Thomas has been cut.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Closov works Thomas 's body with a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Closov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thomas circles away quickly and effectively.
Closov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Closov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thomas .
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick and Closov moves out of range easily.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick and Closov moves out of range easily.
A little feinted left hand from Closov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Closov digs a good body shot into Thomas 's ribs.#T1#
Closov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sloppy strikes from Closov. Those never looked like landing.
Thomas flicks out a counter leg kick but Closov steps away.
Closov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Closov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thomas walks into a straight right hand from Closov.
Closov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thomas .
Closov takes a swing at Thomas 's ribcage but misses.
Thomas thinks about the counter body kick.
Closov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#CUT#
That has opened up Frank Thomas 's cut even more.
Oliver Closov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Closov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch lands to the side of Thomas 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Thomas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Closov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Closov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thomas . Thomas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd cheers as Closov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thomas doesn't seem phased though.#CUT#
The cut above Frank Thomas 's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Thomas misses with an uppercut
and Closov counters with a left to the body.
Closov scores with a shot to the body.
Closov misses with a right hand
and Thomas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Closov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Closov cracks Thomas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Thomas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Closov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Closov is looking to wear down Thomas with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Closov avoids the head kick by Thomas .
A little feinted left hand from Closov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Closov throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Thomas to counter with a crisp jab. #T3#
Thomas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Closov.
Thomas shoots and misses
and Closov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Thomas looks winded!
Thomas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
#CUT#
Frank Thomas 's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Thomas tries to score with a low kick but Closov moves his leg out of the way.
Closov stuns Thomas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thomas takes one on the button.
Thomas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A jab from Closov does it's job there.
Closov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thomas throws a head kick but Closov moves out of range.
Closov went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Closov staying out of range there.
Thomas throws a head kick but Closov moves out of range.
As Thomas looks to move away, Closov throws a big counter combo but Thomas just gets out of the way.#T4#
Closov scores with a hook.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Frank Thomas 's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Oliver Closov!
During a confident post fight interview, Oliver Closov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
Carnage Eight
Date: Aug 26, 2016 |
#R1#
Hamilton throws a shot from downtown. Closov moves away and avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Closov! But no joy.
Closov throws a right and a left that Hamilton avoids nicely.
Closov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hamilton on the side of the head.
Hamilton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Closov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Closov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Closov catches Hamilton with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hamilton throws a leg kick but Closov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Closov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Closov scores with a sloppy right hand. Hamilton should have avoided that one. #KD2#
Closov cracks Hamilton with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Closov has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Hamilton to stand back up!#ROC2#
Hamilton is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Closov weaves into range and cracks Hamilton right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Hamilton goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Closov is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Oliver Closov!
Our winner, Oliver Closov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Event:
Carnage Six
Date: Aug 06, 2016 |
#R1#
Pain shoots in but doesn't get the takedown #CL#
and Closov counters by clinching up.
Pain is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Closov to keep the fight standing.
Pain tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Oliver Closov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Curtis Pain.
Pain tries to pull guard but Closov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Closov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pain fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Closov lands with a light punch inside.
Closov gets underhooks to prevent Pain's takedown attempt.
Closov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Closov scores with a shot to the side of Pain's head.
Pain wants to take the fight to the mat but Closov manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A short right from Closov on the inside.
Closov lands with a light punch inside.
Pain takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A body shot lands from Closov.
Pain has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Closov after a bit of a struggle.
Closov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pain looks winded!
A shot in the inside from Closov.
Closov lands a body shot. #T1#
A right hand to the body from Closov.
Closov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Closov lands an uppercut.
Closov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pain backwards. #ROC#
Pain is rocked!
Closov creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Pain's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Pain drops to his knees and Closov pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oliver Closov!
After the big win, Oliver Closov made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Voodoo Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 18, 2016 |
#R1#
St Cormier takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
#CUT#
It looks like Daniel St Cormier has been cut.
Closov throws a body punch but St Cormier moves out of range.
Closov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Closov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. St Cormier sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Closov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#TD2#
St Cormier scores with a takedown into Closov's guard.
St Cormier loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
St Cormier cracks Closov with a solid left hand.
Closov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Closov tries to get out of the position.
Closov keeping moving, preventing St Cormier from controlling successfully.
St Cormier being controlled here momentarily.
St Cormier in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T1#
Closov is trying to keep St Cormier in close.
St Cormier throwing strikes from guard but Closov blocks nicely.
St Cormier working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
St Cormier controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
St Cormier distracts Closov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as St Cormier accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
St Cormier postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
St Cormier wants to control from the top but Closov keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
St Cormier missing with a left hand there. Closov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Closov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Closov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and St Cormier counters with a straight right hand.#T2#
St Cormier bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It seemed like St Cormier was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Closov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Closov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St Cormier manages to avoid it.
Closov misses with a hook. St Cormier ducked under it nicely.
St Cormier fails with the takedown.
A telegraphed right hand from Closov misses the target.
Closov looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Closov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. St Cormier sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Closov lands with a good body shot.
Closov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oliver Closov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Cormier throws an overhand right that lands on Closov's shoulder, as Closov tries to avoid the shot.
Closov throws a lazy right hand but St Cormier sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And St Cormier tries to counter it with a takedown but Closov pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A jab from Closov misses.
St Cormier changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.#T3#
Closov throws a lazy uppercut
and St Cormier counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
St Cormier ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
St Cormier tries to clinch but Closov moves out of range.
St Cormier dodges the punch combination from Closov.
St Cormier ducks under a wild hook from Closov.
The fighters circle momentarily. Closov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
St Cormier uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Closov.
St Cormier drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Closov defends it well.
Closov misses with a straight right. #TD2#
St Cormier shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than St Cormier was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Closov is looking to get back to his feet here but St Cormier is keeping cool and he's managed to take Closov's back.
Closov is breathing heavily.
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!
St Cormier throwing wild punches that miss their target. #T4#
St Cormier punishes Closov with strikes from the back mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Cormier thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
St Cormier misses with an elbow to the head.
St Cormier lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
St Cormier is working the ground and pound. Can Closov escape?
St Cormier thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
St Cormier somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
St Cormier scores with punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Cormier punches Closov on the ear. #ROC2#
Closov is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Daniel St Cormier will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Daniel St Cormier'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#
St Cormier scores with a crisp jab that stopped Closov in his tracks.
St Cormier looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
St Cormier throws an overhand right that lands on Closov's shoulder, as Closov tries to avoid the shot.
Closov lands a nice looking body shot.
Closov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
St Cormier lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Closov throws the left hand but St Cormier avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Closov misses its intended target.
St Cormier throws out a counter right but Closov avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Cormier digs a good hook to Closov's body.
St Cormier lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Closov is on the wrong end of a nice combination from St Cormier.
Oh Closov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Closov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oliver Closov is winning the standup battle so far.
St Cormier lands a jab to the head.
#T1#
Closov blocks a jab.
St Cormier connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
St Cormier avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And St Cormier tries to counter it with a takedown but Closov pushes his down on his head and steps out.
St Cormier avoids the body shot from Closov.
Closov slips a straight right by St Cormier.
St Cormier defending well as Closov loads up on a big left hand.
St Cormier feints the counter takedown.
Closov misses with a body shot
and St Cormier counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#KD2#
St Cormier drops Closov with a big left hand and mounts him. Closov is in big trouble!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Cormier postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Closov bigstyle! Two more strikes land for St Cormier and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel St Cormier!
Oliver Closov was interviewed post fight and said 'He's still uglier than me.'.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 13, 2016 |
#R1#
Rongway throws a jab but it's blocked by Closov.
Rongway bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Closov's head.
Rongway ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Closov moves away.
Rongway jabs Closov right on the nose. Closov blinks but takes it well.
Rongway just misses with a punch to the body.
Closov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rongway defending well as Closov loads up on a big left hand.
Closov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#CUT2#
It looks like Clement Rongway has been cut.
Rongway ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Closov moves away.
Closov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Closov misses with a wild body shot.
Rongway avoids the body shot from Closov.
Rongway swings widly with a right hand
and Closov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rongway misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Closov.
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!
Closov swings for the body but Rongway moves out of range.
Closov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #KD#
Rongway lands a big uppercut and Closov crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Closov looks OK. Rongway waves Closov back to his feet!#ROC#
Closov is rocked!
Rongway cracks Closov on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Closov falls backwards against the cage. Rongway follows up with more strikes that drop Closov to his knees. Rongway keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Closov! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clement Rongway!
Clement Rongway took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I pissed excellence all over your sorry ass! Suck on that Chris Karter! '.
The defeated Oliver Closov had this to say: 'He's still uglier than me.'.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 10, 2016 |
#R1#
Portnoy slips a jab from Closov.
Closov avoids the body shot from Portnoy.
Portnoy slips a jab and a cross from Closov.
Portnoy drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Closov defends it well.#CL#
Closov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Closov.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Closov.
Closov tries a body shot but Portnoy blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Closov working aggressively here.
Closov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Closov is working Portnoy over against the cage.
Closov lands a hook to the side of the head.#CUT#
It looks like Mike Portnoy has been cut.#T1#
Portnoy misses with a body punch.
Closov lands a hook that snaps the head of Portnoy backwards. #ROC#
Portnoy is rocked!
Closov lands a big right hand that drops Portnoy! The killer instinct kicks in and Closov finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Closov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oliver Closov!
Oliver Closov gave a mention to Voodoo Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 06, 2016 |
#R1#
Pythos misses with an uppercut
and Closov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pythos thinking.
Closov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pythos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pythos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pythos throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Closov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CUT2#
It looks like Monte Pythos has been cut.
Closov cracks Pythos with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pythos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Closov.
Monte Pythos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Closov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pythos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Closov. Pythos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pythos misses with a hook
#KD2#
and Closov counters with a nice right hand that sends Pythos toppling to the canvas! Pythos scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Closov finish him?!#ROC2#
Pythos is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pythos switches off momentarily and Closov cracks him with a monster right hand! Pythos topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Closov dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Closov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Oliver Closov!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Oliver Closov made sure he mentioned Voodoo Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 30, 2016 |
#R1#
Carlson throws the left hand but Closov avoids the punch easily.
It seemed like Closov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Closov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Closov scores with the left hand. Carlson knows he should have avoided that one.
A jab from Closov finds it's way through Carlson's defenses.
Carlson lunges at Closov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Closov's hand.
Carlson misses with a body shot
and Closov counters with a stiff right hand. #CL#
Carlson rushes Closov and presses him up against the cage.
Carlson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carlson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carlson blocks an uppercut.
Carlson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carlson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carlson misses with a punch on the inside.
#BC2#
Closov breaks the clinch.
Carlson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#T1#
Carlson lands with a nice body punch.
Closov slips under a jab from Carlson.
A countering left hand to the body from Closov misses.
William Carlson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good exchange - Closov coming out on top.
Closov looks to throw the jab but Carlson is out of range.
Carlson swings for the body but Closov moves out of range.
Carlson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Closov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Closov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carlson throws out the jab.
Carlson looks to throw the jab but Closov is out of range.
Carlson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carlson misses with a hook.
Closov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carlson manages to avoid it.
Carlson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#T2#
Carlson misses with a jab to the body
and Closov counters with a left and a right that stings Carlson.
Closov scores with a nice strike.
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!
Carlson tests Closov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Carlson throws out a loose jab but Closov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carlson misses with an uppercut. Closov saw that one coming.
Carlson misses with an uppercut.
Carlson throws a shot to the body.
Closov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Closov throws a nice looking combination but Carlson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carlson missing with a left hand there. Closov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carlson throws a body punch but Closov moves out of range.
Carlson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Closov.
#T3#
Carlson looks to score with a jab to the body but Closov is just out of range.
Closov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Carlson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Closov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carlson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Closov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carlson lunges at Closov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Closov's hand.
Carlson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Closov counters with a stiff right hand.
Closov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Carlson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Carlson throws the left hand but Closov avoids the punch easily.
Jab, jab by Carlson - just one landing.
Carlson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Closov manages to avoid it.
Closov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Closov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Carlson just misses with a punch to the body.
Carlson lands with a good body shot.
Carlson missing with a left hand there. Closov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T4#
Closov avoids the body shot from Carlson.
Closov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Carlson misses with an uppercut. Closov saw that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carlson throws an off balance right hand
and Closov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Carlson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Closov slips a jab from Carlson.
Closov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Carlson works Closov's body with a nice hook.
Closov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Carlson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Closov defending well as Carlson loads up on a big left hand.
Carlson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Closov was well out of range. Poor timing from Carlson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Carlson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Closov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carlson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Closov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.#CL#
Closov tries to keep at a distance but Carlson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Closov blocking some punches.
Closov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Carlson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carlson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carlson has a couple of punches blocked by Closov.
Carlson misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carlson swings wildly with an uppercut but Closov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Closov tries a body shot but Carlson blocks it.
#T1#
Closov misses with a body punch.
#BC2#
Closov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carlson catches Closov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#CL#
Carlson clinches with his opponent.
Carlson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carlson looking to slow down the pace here.
Carlson misses with some punches.
Carlson throws a punch but it's blocked by Closov.
Carlson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Carlson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Closov tries a body shot but Carlson blocks it.
Carlson misses with a body punch.
Carlson lands with a light punch inside.
Carlson swings wildly with an uppercut but Closov uses good head movement to avoid it. #T2#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carlson.
Carlson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carlson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Closov can do to turn this around?
Closov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Carlson throws a head punch that misses.
Carlson throws a punch but it's blocked by Closov.
Closov prevents a body shot from Carlson.
Carlson throws a punch but it's blocked by Closov.
A short body shot lands from Carlson as the two fighters clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Closov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Closov lands with a short shot to the head.
William Carlson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Carlson has a couple of punches blocked by Closov.
Carlson can't find room to land a body shot as Closov controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Closov. #T3#
Closov scores with a shoulder strike.
Closov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carlson's elbow.
Closov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Closov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Carlson backwards.
Carlson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Closov's elbow.
Carlson tries to throw a body punch but Closov avoids it by throwing Carlson back against the cage.
Closov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Closov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Carlson tries a body shot but Closov blocks it.
Carlson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carlson throws a punch but it's blocked by Closov. #BC2#
Closov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Closov cracks Carlson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A big left from Carlson misses. #T4#
Carlson tries to clinch
and Closov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice uppercut there from Carlson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Closov dodges the punch combination from Carlson.
Carlson doesn't manage to clinch there - Closov circles away.
#KD#
Carlson drops Closov with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Closov looks back up at him and smiles so Carlson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
#ROC#
Closov is rocked!
William Carlson is winning the standup battle so far.
Carlson throws an overhand right that lands on Closov's shoulder, as Closov tries to avoid the shot.
Closov is still on wobbly legs! Can Carlson finish him?
Closov walks straight into a right hand from Carlson - that's dropped him! Carlson jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Closov from any more punishment! Closov complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). William Carlson!
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