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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 23, 2017 |
#R1# Ribeiro swings for the body but Hinted moves out of range.
Ribeiro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hinted . Hinted tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ribeiro paws at him with a jab and circles away. Ribeiro keeps the fight on the outside. Hinted tries to clinch up. Ribeiro misses with a straight right. Hinted is looking to clinch but Ribeiro is avoiding it.
A counter left hand to the body from Ribeiro misses its target. Hinted fails in his attempt to clinch. A jab from Hinted misses. Hinted has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ribeiro is landing a low percentage of strikes.#CL2# Hinted takes the fight into the clinch. Ribeiro lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hinted or not. Ribeiro lands a nice uppercut.#CUT# It looks like Mughal Hinted has been cut. Ribeiro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hinted throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ribeiro blocks it with crossed arms. Hinted tries to stall but Ribeiro uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ribeiro misses with a punch to the body.
Hinted looking to stall.
Ribeiro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#T1# Ribeiro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hinted throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ribeiro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hinted 's elbow. Hinted with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Ribeiro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Ribeiro lands a hook to the side of the head. Ribeiro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. A battle for position here, against the cage. Hinted tries to throw a body punch but Ribeiro avoids it by throwing Hinted back against the cage. Ribeiro lands a right hand. Ribeiro misses with some punches.
Ribeiro digs a right hand underneath Hinted 's ribcage. Hinted let out a lung full of air as it connected. Ribeiro lands a shoulder strike. Ribeiro blocking some punches.
Hinted tries to work over Ribeiro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. I was talking to Ribeiro's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Hinted tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ribeiro's elbow. A short right from Ribeiro on the inside. This has been an exciting period of action! Hinted working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Ribeiro lands a right hand. #T2# A short right from Ribeiro. Ribeiro working some nice short punches in the clinch. Hinted throws an elbow but it misses.
Ribeiro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hinted takes a shot to the head. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Ribeiro struggles to land a body shot inside as Hinted controls his hands.
Hinted prevents a body shot from Ribeiro. Ribeiro lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hinted or not. A head punch blocked on the inside by Hinted . Hinted creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Hinted throws a knee to the head but misses.
A right hand to the body from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro scores with a hook to the body. Hinted is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Ribeiro throws a punch but it's blocked by Hinted . Hinted scores with a knee to the head.
Hinted swings wildly with an uppercut but Ribeiro uses good head movement to avoid it. #T3# Hinted struggles to land a body shot inside as Ribeiro controls his hands.
A short right from Ribeiro on the inside. Ribeiro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ribeiro misses with a punch to the body.
Ribeiro misses with a punch on the inside.
Hinted looking to slow down the pace here. Ribeiro tries to work over Hinted 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Ribeiro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hinted using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ribeiro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ribeiro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. A body shot lands from Ribeiro.
A left hand lands to the body for Hinted .
Ribeiro tries to throw a body punch but Hinted avoids it by throwing Ribeiro back against the cage. Ribeiro blocks a body shot from Hinted . Hinted is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Ribeiro tries to throw a body punch but Hinted avoids it by throwing Ribeiro back against the cage. #T4# Hinted fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hinted pushes off an throws an elbow but Ribeiro leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Ribeiro struggles to land a body shot inside as Hinted controls his hands.
Ribeiro swings wildly with an uppercut but Hinted uses good head movement to avoid it. Ribeiro works on Hinted 's body with a couple of short punches. A short left from Ribeiro. Ribeiro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. A body shot lands from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro lands a nice shot to the body. Hinted looks winded! Ribeiro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Ribeiro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hinted 's elbow. Ribeiro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Ribeiro.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ribeiro. Ribeiro tries to work over Hinted 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Ribeiro lands a nice uppercut. Ribeiro blocks the elbow strike.
Ribeiro lands with a left to the head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexandre Ribeiro dominated that round. The cut man is working on Mughal Hinted 's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. #R2# Ribeiro clobbers Hinted with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Ribeiro lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ribeiro swings for the body but Hinted moves out of range.
Hinted tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ribeiro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Ribeiro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ribeiro throws out a powerful jab.#CL2# Hinted gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Hinted with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hinted is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Ribeiro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hinted 's elbow. Ribeiro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #BC# Ribeiro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hinted takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Alexandre Ribeiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Hinted tries to close the distance and clinch but Ribeiro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Ribeiro throws a jab when Hinted was well out of range. Ribeiro lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Hinted moves in looking to clinch but Ribeiro pushes him off. Hinted is looking to clinch but Ribeiro is avoiding it.
Ribeiro swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Ribeiro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hinted can do to turn this around?#T1# Hinted takes a body punch but keeps moving. A punch lands to the side of Hinted 's head but he takes it in his stride. Hinted on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Ribeiro lands with a nice body punch. Ribeiro is looking to wear down Hinted with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Hinted moves in looking to clinch but Ribeiro pushes him off. Ribeiro scores with a nice right hand.
Mughal Hinted is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Ribeiro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Ribeiro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ribeiro just misses with a punch to the body.
Hinted wants to clinch up but Ribeiro keeps it at a distance. Ribeiro scores with a punch to the head. Mughal Hinted is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Hinted keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hinted tries to counter by closing the distance. Ribeiro throws a hook to the side of Hinted 's head but Hinted sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Hinted displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ribeiro throws out the jab. Ribeiro connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#CUT# That has opened up Mughal Hinted 's cut even more. This has been an exciting period of action! Nice shot lands for Ribeiro.#ROC# Hinted is rocked! Hinted tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ribeiro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Hinted is still on wobbly legs! Can Ribeiro finish him?#T2# Ribeiro thuds a left hand into Hinted 's body. Hinted seems to have recovered his senses. Ribeiro throws a body shot but no joy. Hinted moves out of range as Ribeiro strikes. Ribeiro thuds a left hand into Hinted 's body. Hinted tries to clinch but Ribeiro is having none of it. Ribeiro takes a swing at Hinted 's ribcage but misses. Ribeiro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Hinted wants to counter with a clinch but Ribeiro pushes him away. Ribeiro pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Hinted defending well as Ribeiro loads up on a big left hand. It seemed like Hinted was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Hinted tries to clinch there but Ribeiro circles away.
Ribeiro takes a swing at Hinted 's ribcage but misses. Hinted uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ribeiro.
Hinted bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Hinted tries to close the distance and clinch but Ribeiro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Alexandre Ribeiro is winning the standup battle so far. Ribeiro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ribeiro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hinted .
#T3# Ribeiro scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#CL2# Hinted closes the distance and clinches. Ribeiro scores with a shoulder strike. Ribeiro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Hinted tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ribeiro takes a knee to the side of the body. Hinted throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ribeiro blocks it with crossed arms. Ribeiro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ribeiro lands a body shot in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Hinted taking a breather. Hinted stalling in the clinch but Ribeiro improves position. Hinted is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Ribeiro has denied him. Hinted tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ribeiro struggles to land a body shot inside as Hinted controls his hands.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hinted just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ribeiro's brow. Hinted blocks an uppercut.
#T4# Hinted stalling in the clinch but Ribeiro improves position. Hinted blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hinted misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ribeiro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ribeiro throws a punch but it's blocked by Hinted . Ribeiro misses with a hook from the clinch. Hinted gets through Ribeiro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Ribeiro lands a body punch. Ribeiro misses with a hook from the clinch. Hinted looking to throw knees to the head but Ribeiro is blocking nicely.
Hinted is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Hinted blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ribeiro digs a right hand into Hinted 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hinted 's gas tank. A right hook to the body lands for Ribeiro.
Hinted prevents a body shot from Ribeiro. Hinted is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ribeiro is keeping busy. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexandre Ribeiro dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Mughal Hinted 's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round! #R3# Hinted walks into a stiff left hand from Ribeiro.#CL2# Hinted closes the distance and clinches. A shot in the inside from Ribeiro. Hinted has Ribeiro pressed against the cage.
Hinted throws a head punch that misses. Ribeiro managing to block the knees to the body from Hinted .
A right hook to the body lands for Ribeiro.
Ribeiro lands a body shot. Ribeiro working some nice short punches in the clinch. Ribeiro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #BC# Ribeiro manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. The fighters circling - Ribeiro throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Hinted takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Ribeiro swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hinted . Hinted takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Ribeiro cracks Hinted with a hook to the temple - Hinted is on wobbly legs here! Ribeiro swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Hinted falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Ribeiro wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Alexandre Ribeiro! During a confident post fight interview, Alexandre Ribeiro thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 30, 2017 |
#R1##TD# Mela shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hinted manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.#SUB2# Hinted looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#SUB2# Hinted looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mela might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Mela advances position into side control! Hinted tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mela wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. Mela passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Hinted ! Hinted is in a horrible position here. Mela smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mela scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hinted ?
#CUT# It looks like Mughal Hinted has been cut.#SUB# Mela is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Hinted can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Mela working the ground and pound effectively.
Mela has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#T1# Hinted tries to buck Mela off but he can't manage it. Hinted is looking to get to half guard.#SUB# Mela has control of Hinted 's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Hinted regains control of the situation pretty easily.
#SUB# Mela wants to finish this one by submission but Hinted is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Mela. Mela prevents Hinted from getting the reversal.#SUB# Mela working for a guillotine from mount but Hinted is in no mood to give up. Hinted tries to hold on but Mela postures up.#T2##SUB# Mela looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet. A nice elbow there by Mela. Hinted tries to get back to half guard but can't. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Hinted wants to hold on but Mela pushes him away. Hinted tries to get back to half guard but can't. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Mela landing shots from mount. #SUB# Mela goes for an armbar but Hinted turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Hinted . We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Mela is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Hinted throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mela works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #T3# Hinted throwing strikes from guard but Mela blocks nicely. Mela is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Mela is trying to keep Hinted in close.
Mela looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Hinted tries to free his leg and advance position but Mela is retaining full guard. Mela manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hinted manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR# Mela trying to control the position from guard on top but Hinted is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2# Hinted looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#T4# Hinted has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. Mela trying to control the position from guard on top but Hinted is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Mela engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. Mela trying to control but Hinted is working from the bottom. Mela postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antero Mela dominated that round. The cut man is working on Mughal Hinted 's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! #R2##CL2# Hinted has Mela up against the cage in a clinch.
Hinted is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Mela is looking to take this one to the mat. A battle for position here, against the cage. Mela has Hinted pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hinted manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Hinted scores with a knee to the head.
#CUT2# It looks like Antero Mela has been cut. Hinted misses with a punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Hinted .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hinted content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hinted misses with a knee to the head. Hinted has a couple of punches blocked by Mela.
Mela working aggressively here.
Hinted tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
#T1# Hinted misses with a short punch on the inside. Mela blocks a body shot from Hinted . Mela is looking for a takedown. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antero Mela. That's going to take a lot out of him. Mela wants a takedown but no success here.
Hinted tries a knee to the head but Mela blocks it.
Hinted looking to throw knees to the head but Mela is blocking nicely.
Mela changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hinted fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hinted has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Mela is landing a low percentage of strikes. Mela will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mela swats away the attempt to clinch by Hinted . Mughal Hinted is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Hinted is looking to land body kicks. Mela is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hinted can do to turn this around? Mela avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hinted misses with a double jab.
Mela keeps the fight on the outside.#T2# Mela cracks Hinted with an open hand slap. Danga de danga de dang - Mela scores with a four punch combination! Hinted doesn't manage to clinch there - Mela circles away.
Hinted is looking to clinch but Mela is avoiding it.
#TD# Hinted gets caught napping as Mela dives in and scores a takedown. Hinted manages to retain guard. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Hinted not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hinted wants to sweep but no luck. Mela pushes down on Hinted 's leg and manages to get into half guard. Hinted moves into full guard.
Mela slips nicely into half guard. Hinted is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mela's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mela's back!#T3# Hinted doesn't have the hooks in and Mela manages to turn into his guard.
Hinted is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mela is controlling him. #SUB2# Mela got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hinted has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mela has managed to get both his arms back between Hinted 's legs - danger averted. Mela passes into half guard. Hinted is trying to control but Mela manages to pass to mount!
Mela wants to control the pace but Hinted is squirming around nicely. Mela looking to control and managing it successfully. #T4# Mela tries to control but Hinted wriggling away. Mela controlling the pace for now. Hinted is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Mela looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hinted working to try and regain half guard.
Hinted is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Mela can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hinted is looking to escape. The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mela cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antero Mela dominated that second round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round! #R3# Hinted wants to clinch up but Mela keeps it at a distance. Mela swats away the attempt to clinch by Hinted .#TD# Mela manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hinted on his heels. He'll look to pass Hinted 's guard now, I'm sure.#SUB2# Hinted is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mela is aware though and is defending well. Mela sitting in guard here, content to control. Hinted keeping moving, preventing Mela from controlling successfully. Hinted wants to stand and escape but Mela is having none of it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB# Mela is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. Antero Mela overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#ES2# Hinted wriggles free and stands up. #T1##TD# Mela manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hinted on his heels. He'll look to pass Hinted 's guard now, I'm sure. Mela won't allow Hinted to get back to his feet. Mela wants to control from the top but Hinted keeps moving. #SUB2# Hinted looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#SUB# Mela is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. Mela seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #SUB2# Hinted throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#T2# Mela sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hinted 's guard. Mela lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #SUB# Mela seems to be looking for submissions.
Mela performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #SUB2# Hinted looking for submissions off his back. Mela wants to take a breather but Hinted is having none of it. #T3##SUB# Mela 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.
Hinted trying to hold on to Mela's head to control him but Mela postures up.
#SUB# Mela is looking for a kimura here.
Mela wants to take a breather but Hinted is having none of it. Mela stops Hinted from getting back to his feet.
#T4# Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SUB# Mela is working for a kimura but Hinted is defending it quite comfortably.
#SUB# Mela is looking for a kimura here.
Antero Mela is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Mela prevents Hinted from improving his position.#SUB# Mela wants to work for an arm triangle but Hinted is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Hinted is trying to control but Mela manages to pass to mount!
And that's the end of the fight! Antero Mela showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mela, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:27 Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27 Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antero Mela!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 01, 2017 |
#R1# Hinted misses with a head kick.
Mela lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hinted at a distance.
Mela throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Mela keeps the fight on the outside. Mela swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
#TD2# Mela closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. Mela is looking to take a break and control but Hinted is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Mela working the ground and pound. Hinted is trying to get back to half guard.#ES# Hinted throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Mela jabs Hinted right on the nose. Hinted blinks but takes it well. Mela is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hinted . #T1##TD2# Mela drives through with a takedown into guard. Mela sitting in guard here, content to control. #SUB# Hinted is looking for a triangle here but Mela uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Mela in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. Mela wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hinted keeps working. #SUB2# Mela tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mela has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! Mela throws an elbow but Hinted slips to the side and avoids it well.#SUB2# Mela is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hinted is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. Hinted is trying to control Mela's posture but Mela avoids it. #T2# Hinted tries to bench press Mela off him but Mela keeps the position. Mela is looking to take a break and control but Hinted is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB2# Mela looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Hinted gets back to half guard. Mela tries to pass to full mount but Hinted defends it. Mela 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. #T3##SUB# Hinted is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mela pulls his head out easily. Mela is trying to control the action in half guard but Hinted is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #SUB2# Mela is working for a submission of some sort.
Mela throwing shots but Hinted is blocking nicely. Mela with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #SUB2# Mela is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
#ES# Hinted kicks Mela off and gets back to his feet. Mela lands with a nice body punch. Mughal Hinted is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T4##CL# Mela gets tackled into the cage by Hinted . Hinted maintains the clinch. Mela is trying to drag Hinted to the mat but Hinted just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. A shot in the inside from Hinted . Mela is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. Hinted looking to slow down the pace here. Hinted lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Hinted trying to control the position but instead, Mela has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hinted into the cage. Hinted lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Hinted misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Hinted looking to slow down the pace here. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Antero Mela will probably get the nod. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! #R2##CL# Hinted moves into the clinch. Mela on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mela is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hinted is defending well. Hinted looking to throw knees to the head but Mela is blocking nicely.
Mela has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hinted after a bit of a struggle. Hinted is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Hinted looking to stall.
Maybe Hinted would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much. Hinted is stalling here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hinted misses with an elbow over the top. Hinted trying to land knees to the body.
Mela is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hinted pulls him back up using the underhooks. Mughal Hinted has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antero Mela. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hinted . #T1# Mela pressing his opponent against the cage. Mela softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Hinted goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Hinted scores with a nice short uppercut. Hinted misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mela.
Hinted stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Mela lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hinted backwards. Mela struggles to land a body shot inside as Hinted controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hinted creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Mela on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mela tries to score a body lock takedown but Hinted shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Hinted is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Hinted looking to throw knees to the head but Mela is blocking nicely.
#T2# Hinted tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mela prevents a body shot from Hinted . Mela doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mela scores with a shot to the side of Hinted 's head. Hinted stalling in the clinch.
Hinted with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hinted lands an elbow just above Mela 's eye. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Hinted scores with a knee to the head.
#CUT# It looks like Antero Mela has been cut.#TD2# Mela has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Hinted is trying to keep an underhook but Mela manages to get the takedown into half guard. Hinted wants to control but Mela is keeping busy and won't allow it. #SUB2# Mela 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.
#SUB2# Mela is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hinted sees it coming and defends easily.#T3# Mela trying to control the action but Hinted is working from the bottom. Mela looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #SUB2# Mela is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hinted is just riding it out for now. Mela eventually gives up the hold. Hinted moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#T4# My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Mela prevents Hinted from getting back to his feet. Mela wants to control from the top but Hinted keeps moving. Mela pushes down on Hinted 's leg and manages to get into half guard. Hinted trying to control but Mela postures up.
Mela is figuring out what he wants to do next. Hinted wants to control but Mela is keeping busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Mela is keen to just control but Hinted is a slippery customer. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mughal Hinted dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Antero Mela's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round! #R3# Hinted throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hinted looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Hinted tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mela manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Hinted is looking to clinch. Hinted takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #CUT2# It looks like Mughal Hinted has been cut. Hinted tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Mela misses with the combination.
#TD2# Mela shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hinted is trying to defend but Mela finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.#SUB2# Mela is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hinted tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Mela manages to move to mount!
#T1# Hinted is squirming around, avoiding Mela's attempts to control the action. Mela sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Mela has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hinted 's face.
Hinted is trying to escape the mount.
Mela looking to control but Hinted is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #T2##SUB2# Mela moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Hinted has worked his arm free - good work by Hinted !
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Hinted is pushing Mela's head away, looking to escape. Mela manages to hold on to the position though. Mela taking a breather here. Mela trying to control the position but Hinted is working away. Hinted is trying to buck Mela off. Mela wants to control but Hinted is keeping him busy. #T3# Mela working the ground and pound. #SUB2# Mela looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Hinted gets back to half guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Hinted looks like he's trying to stand up.
#SUB2# Mela is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. Hinted is refusing to be controlled, as Mela sits in half guard. #SUB# Hinted looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#T4# Mela throwing shots but Hinted is blocking nicely. Mela wants to take a breather but Hinted is having none of it. Mela content to control rather than advance. The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.#REF3# The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#CL# Hinted gets in close and instigates a clinch. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Mela is looking to take this one to the mat. Mela blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that's the end of the fight! Antero Mela comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Mela has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29 Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29 Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antero Mela!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 15, 2017 |
#R1# Matwijenko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hinted uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matwijenko. Hinted tries to clinch but Matwijenko moves out of range. Hinted slips a straight right by Matwijenko. Hinted tries to close the distance and clinch up but Matwijenko swats him away and circles back towards the center. Matwijenko misses with a straight right. Hinted takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hinted bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. As Matwijenko tries to get set, Hinted tries to push him back and clinch up but Matwijenko manages to avoid the attempt. Hinted tries to clinch up. Hinted slips a straight right by Matwijenko. A jab from Matwijenko finds it's way through Hinted 's defenses. #CUT2# It looks like Mughal Hinted has been cut. Hinted on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Hinted doesn't manage to clinch there - Matwijenko circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL# Hinted clinches up with Matwijenko and pushes him back against the cage. Hinted creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Matwijenko wants to break the clinch but can't.
Matwijenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Matwijenko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
#T1# The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Hinted wants to stall.
Hinted tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
#BC2# Matwijenko manages to break the clinch.
Hinted tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Hinted tries to clinch up but Matwijenko circles away and keeps his distance. Hinted tries to clinch there but Matwijenko circles away.
#CL# Hinted closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Matwijenko looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Hinted keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Matwijenko's efforts to push away. Hinted tries to land a knee to the head but Matwijenko blocks with his arms.
Hinted tries to work over Matwijenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Matwijenko lands an elbow inside that Hinted shrugs off. Matwijenko is trying to break the clinch but Hinted has him pressed against the cage. #T2# Hinted is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Good body shot from Matwijenko.
Hinted presses Matwijenko against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Matwijenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Hinted lands a hook that snaps the head of Matwijenko backwards. Hinted is pushing Matwijenko up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Matwijenko takes a knee right on the jaw!
#CUT# It looks like Iwan Matwijenko has been cut. Matwijenko looks winded! Matwijenko looking to throw knees to the head but Hinted is blocking nicely.
Hinted blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Hinted lands a nice elbow. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Hinted looking to throw knees to the head but Matwijenko is blocking nicely.
Matwijenko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hinted s head. Matwijenko has had enough of the clinch but Hinted keeps him there for the moment. Hinted prevents a body shot from Matwijenko. #T3# Matwijenko pushes off an throws an elbow but Hinted leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Hinted lands a hook to the side of the head. Hinted manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Matwijenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hinted has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hinted is looking to control Matwijenko's arms but Matwijenko gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hinted has his back to the cage. Hinted misses with a short punch on the inside. Matwijenko throws an elbow but it misses.
Hinted dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.#BC2# Matwijenko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Hinted with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The fighters circle, before Hinted throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Matwijenko's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Hinted lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Mughal Hinted !
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 04, 2017 |
#R1# Saint-Perrilloux lands with a cross. Hinted closes the distance and clinches up with Saint-Perrilloux, looking for a takedown. Hinted pushes Saint-Perrilloux against the cage but Saint-Perrilloux circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.#CL# The fight moves into the clinch position. A short uppercut from Saint-Perrilloux. I was talking to Saint-Perrilloux's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Saint-Perrilloux prevents the takedown attempt.
Saint-Perrilloux has Hinted pressed against the cage.
Hinted has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Saint-Perrilloux is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Jacques Saint-Perrilloux has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mughal Hinted . Hinted has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Saint-Perrilloux after a bit of a struggle. Saint-Perrilloux lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Saint-Perrilloux cracks Hinted with a nice body shot. A short right hand to the side of the head by Saint-Perrilloux. Hinted prevents a body shot from Saint-Perrilloux. Saint-Perrilloux doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Saint-Perrilloux lands with a short shot to the head. Saint-Perrilloux misses with a punch to the body.
Saint-Perrilloux can't find room to land a body shot as Hinted controls the action.
Saint-Perrilloux doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#T1# Saint-Perrilloux works on Hinted 's body with a couple of short punches. Hinted is looking to take this one to the mat. Saint-Perrilloux doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Saint-Perrilloux lands a right hand. A right handed body shot lands from Saint-Perrilloux.
Hinted looks winded! A nice right hand lands inside from Saint-Perrilloux. Saint-Perrilloux misses with a punch to the body.
Saint-Perrilloux lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Saint-Perrilloux tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hinted 's elbow. Still in the clinch, Saint-Perrilloux scores with a nice short uppercut. Saint-Perrilloux misses with a body punch.
Saint-Perrilloux lands a right hand. Saint-Perrilloux lands with a light punch inside. A quick uppercut on the inside from Saint-Perrilloux. Hinted tries to stall but Saint-Perrilloux uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A body shot lands from Saint-Perrilloux.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Saint-Perrilloux lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hinted backwards. #T2# Saint-Perrilloux struggles to land a body shot inside as Hinted controls his hands.
Hinted tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Saint-Perrilloux just stands there and leans against the cage. Hinted is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Saint-Perrilloux to keep the fight standing. Saint-Perrilloux struggles to land a body shot inside as Hinted controls his hands.
#TD2# Hinted gets control of Saint-Perrilloux's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hinted will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back. Saint-Perrilloux controls from within his opponent's guard. Saint-Perrilloux has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#T3# Hinted lands some strikes from the bottom. Saint-Perrilloux sitting in guard here, content to control. Hinted lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB# Hinted working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T4# A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Hinted wants to control from the top but Saint-Perrilloux keeps moving. Hinted is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Saint-Perrilloux controlling the position. The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace. Saint-Perrilloux continues to stall.#REF3# The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Saint-Perrilloux displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hinted . And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Saint-Perrilloux dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! #R2# Saint-Perrilloux lands with a nice combination. Hinted backs away looking to recover.#CUT# It looks like Mughal Hinted has been cut.#CL2# Hinted moves into the clinch successfully.
Saint-Perrilloux tries a body shot but Hinted blocks it.
Saint-Perrilloux lands a left hand.
Hinted fails to pull guard.
A body shot lands from Saint-Perrilloux.
Saint-Perrilloux tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hinted 's elbow. Saint-Perrilloux misses with a body punch.
#BC# Saint-Perrilloux escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hinted fails miserably with a takedown attempt. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hinted keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#CL# Saint-Perrilloux clinches up with Hinted and pushes him back against the cage. Saint-Perrilloux tries to throw a body punch but Hinted avoids it by throwing Saint-Perrilloux back against the cage. Saint-Perrilloux tries to throw a body punch but Hinted avoids it by throwing Saint-Perrilloux back against the cage. #T1# Saint-Perrilloux lands a hook to the side of the head. Saint-Perrilloux tries a body shot but Hinted blocks it.
#BC2# Hinted manages to break the clinch.
Hinted goes for a double leg but Saint-Perrilloux avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Saint-Perrilloux continues to drive forward. Jacques Saint-Perrilloux has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mughal Hinted .#CL# Saint-Perrilloux instigates a clinch. Saint-Perrilloux misses with a body punch.
Saint-Perrilloux prevents the takedown attempt.
#BC2# Hinted breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Saint-Perrilloux lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Hinted walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Hinted tries for a takedown but Saint-Perrilloux circles away easily and Saint-Perrilloux counters with an outside leg kick.
Hinted misses with a hook
and Saint-Perrilloux makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hinted really felt that one! Hinted is breathing heavily. Saint-Perrilloux goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. #T2##CL# Saint-Perrilloux closes the distance and clinches. Saint-Perrilloux scores with a shoulder strike. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Saint-Perrilloux can't find room to land a body shot as Hinted controls the action.
Saint-Perrilloux scores with an uppercut up the middle. Hinted changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Saint-Perrilloux fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Saint-Perrilloux misses with a combination
and Hinted counters with an inside leg kick. #CL# Saint-Perrilloux has closed the distance and engaged Hinted in a clinch.
Saint-Perrilloux can't find room to land a body shot as Hinted controls the action.
Hinted tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Saint-Perrilloux just stands there and leans against the cage. Hinted takes a shot to the head. Jacques Saint-Perrilloux has scored more points in the clinch so far. Saint-Perrilloux tries to work over Hinted 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Saint-Perrilloux doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Saint-Perrilloux lands with a right to the head. Saint-Perrilloux can't find room to land a body shot as Hinted controls the action.
#T3# Saint-Perrilloux lands with a light punch inside. Hinted wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
#BC2# Hinted breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Hinted shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Saint-Perrilloux as he avoids it easily. Saint-Perrilloux throws a quick counter head kick but Hinted was just out of range. Hinted fails to land with a series of punches.
Jacques Saint-Perrilloux is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Hinted fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Saint-Perrilloux has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Saint-Perrilloux avoids the head kick by Hinted .
Mughal Hinted is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Hinted shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Saint-Perrilloux cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CL# Saint-Perrilloux closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Saint-Perrilloux goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hinted jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Saint-Perrilloux walks away with a smile on his face. Hinted gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Hinted tries to clinch and Saint-Perrilloux counters with a body kick. Saint-Perrilloux throws a body kick that misses. #T4# Hinted walks forward, straight into a front kick from Saint-Perrilloux. Saint-Perrilloux throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Hinted takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hinted thows a leg kick but Saint-Perrilloux checks it and Saint-Perrilloux counters with a nice body kick.
Jab from Saint-Perrilloux. Saint-Perrilloux pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hinted counters with a body kick. Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Saint-Perrilloux! Hinted is out on his feet! Saint-Perrilloux rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Hinted is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Hinted is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacques Saint-Perrilloux!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 02, 2017 |
#R1# Garrett misses with a wild body shot. Hinted went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. Good shot there by Garrett. Hinted uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garrett.
#CL# Garrett gets tackled into the cage by Hinted . Hinted maintains the clinch. Hinted jumps guard but Garrett stands there with Hinted around his waist. Hinted gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hinted goes for a takedown attempt but Garrett pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A head kick misses from Garrett. Hinted shoots in looking for a takedown. Garrett tries to sprawl out of it but Hinted keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Garrett manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mughal Hinted . That's going to take a lot out of him. Garrett displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hinted . We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Garrett looking to land some kicks to the body here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hinted . Garrett darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #T1# Garrett scores with the left hand. Hinted knows he should have avoided that one. Garrett uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hinted has time to react. Hinted has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#CUT2# It looks like Mughal Hinted has been cut. Hinted tries to close the distance and clinch but Garrett swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Hinted takes a kick to the side of the head. Hinted misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Garrett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garrett ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Hinted shoots in for a takedown but Garrett shows good takedown defense. Garrett throws a leg kick which misses Hinted 's front leg but catches the back leg as Hinted tries to avoid it. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Hinted takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hinted tries to close the distance and clinch but Garrett swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Hinted stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Garrett. Hinted fails in his attempt to clinch. Garrett has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hinted is landing a low percentage of strikes.#T2# Hinted thuds his shin into the meat of Garrett's side. Garrett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hinted takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Garrett comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Hinted fails with the takedown. Garrett walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hinted checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Garrett attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Hinted seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter. Hinted throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. Garrett throws a head kick that misses. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hinted . Wade Garrett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Hinted on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Garrett. Garrett obviously looking to wear him down.
Garrett misses with a wild body shot. Garrett is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hinted rather than just go for the knockout. Garrett tries a head kick but it misses.
#T3# Hinted tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Garrett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Hinted throws a head kick but Garrett moves out of range.
Garrett jabs Hinted right on the nose. Hinted blinks but takes it well. Garrett stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Garrett wants it to stay on the feet. Hinted throws a solid leg kick but Garrett takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hinted . Hinted takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Garrett tries a head kick but it misses.
Garrett just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromHinted . Garrett cracks a nice hook into Hinted 's ribs. Hinted has a takedown stuffed. Garrett catches Hinted with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Hinted tries for a takedown but Garrett circles away easily and Garrett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Garrett comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#T4# Hinted tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Garrett swivels and escapes. Hinted misses with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action! Hinted walks into a left hand. A head kick misses from Garrett. Hinted swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A slapping leg kick lands for Garrett.
Hinted takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice uppercut there from Garrett. Garrett lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hinted circles away quickly and effectively. No luck with that takedown attempt from Hinted . Garrett feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hinted 's calf. Garrett throws a right and a left that both miss. Garrett lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hinted circles away quickly and effectively. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wade Garrett dominated that round. The cut man is working on Mughal Hinted 's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! #R2# A head kick by Garrett misses and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Garrett throws a head kick that misses. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Garrett.
Hinted pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hinted fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Garrett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hinted moves away. Garrett cracks a nice hook into Hinted 's ribs. Garrett has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Hinted checks the leg kick. Garrett throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hinted . Garrett throws a wild combination but nothing lands. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. The fighters circle momentarily. Garrett darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Garrett throws a lazy right hand but Hinted sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Hinted fails with a takedown attempt from distance. The crowd cheers as Hinted lands an impressive looking overhand right. Garrett doesn't seem phased though. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Hinted tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Garrett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#T1# Garrett fails to land with a series of punches.
Wade Garrett seems to be getting the better of the standup. Hinted tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garrett paws at him with a jab and circles away. Garrett lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#CUT2# Mughal Hinted 's cut is getting worse. Garrett scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. #ROC2# Hinted is rocked! Hinted shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Garrett sprawls well. Garrett wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hinted gets slowly back to his feet. Oh Hinted is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mughal Hinted . That's going to take a lot out of him. Hinted checks a leg kick nicely. Hinted seems to have got his legs back now. Hinted doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Hinted shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Garrett throws a head kick that misses. Hinted shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Garrett but Garrett pushes him off and we're back to square one.#CL# Hinted instigates a clinch. #T2# Garrett is trying to break the clinch but Hinted is controlling him. A head punch on the inside from Garrett fails to land. #BC2# Garrett breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hinted tries for a takedown but Garrett circles away easily and Garrett counters with a nice uppercut. 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! Garrett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. The fight stays on the outside here - Hinted looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Mughal Hinted is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Hinted on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hinted takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Garrett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hinted manages to avoid it. Garrett tries a head kick but it misses.
#T3# Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hinted , as that shot connected.
Hinted avoids a kick to the body.
Garrett lands a right hook to the body.
Hinted tries to close the distance and clinch but Garrett swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Garrett doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Garrett fakes the leg kick and cracks Hinted in the body. Garrett throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Hinted moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Hinted looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Hinted sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Hinted looks for a takedown but Garrett sprawls well. Garrett thuds his right hand into Hinted 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#T4# The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Hinted looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Hinted closes the distance and clinches up with Garrett, looking for a takedown. Hinted pushes Garrett against the cage but Garrett circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Hinted blocks a head kick by Garrett.
Hinted tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Garrett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Garrett lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hinted at a distance.
Garrett fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Garrett throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Garrett swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A slapping body kick lands there for Garrett. Wade Garrett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A right-left combo lands from Garrett. #CUT2# Mughal Hinted 's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Garrett lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Garrett. Hinted moves out of range as Garrett throws a body kick.
Hinted wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. Garrett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garrett fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Hinted throws a head kick that misses. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wade Garrett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Mughal Hinted 's cut. That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round! #R3# Hinted takes a head kick and keeps coming.
#KD2# Garrett lands a big head kick that sends Hinted tumbling to the mat! Garrett takes a step backwards and waves Hinted back to his feet - he wants the finish! Hinted slips a jab and a cross from Garrett.
Garrett lands a nice looking body shot.
Hinted will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. Garrett throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. A head kick misses from Garrett. 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! Garrett scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Hinted tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #KD2# Garrett drops Hinted with a beautiful combination! Hinted stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Garrett is looking for the KO! Garrett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hinted avoids the head kick by Garrett.
Hinted feinted with a counter takedown. Hinted avoids the head kick by Garrett.
Hinted scores with a leg kick.
Garrett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Garrett lands a lovely overhand right.#CUT2# Jeez, Mughal Hinted 's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.#T1# Hinted tries to clinch but Garrett is having none of it. Hinted tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Garrett throws a sloppy head kick and Hinted counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Hinted throws a big shot that misses.#CL# Hinted closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC2# Garrett breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#KD2# Garrett lands a big head kick that sends Hinted tumbling to the mat! Garrett takes a step backwards and waves Hinted back to his feet - he wants the finish! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Garrett. Hinted tries to clinch up but Garrett circles away and keeps his distance. Hinted lands a head kick. Garrett smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Hinted blocks a head kick by Garrett.
A quick step to the side and Hinted tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Hinted tries to clinch up. Hinted tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Garrett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#T2# Garrett stuns Hinted with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Garrett looks to score with a jab to the body but Hinted is just out of range. Hinted wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. Garrett throws a leg kick which misses Hinted 's front leg but catches the back leg as Hinted tries to avoid it. #KD2# Garrett lands a big head kick that sends Hinted tumbling to the mat! Garrett takes a step backwards and waves Hinted back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mughal Hinted 's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Wade Garrett! Our winner, Wade Garrett, 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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