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Event:
Alliance Wars R5: Group A
Date: Dec 07, 2016 |
#R1#
Rand lands a body shot.
Rand scores with a shot to the body.
Rosales misses with an uppercut. Rand saw that one coming.
Rand walks into a jab.
Rand dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rand ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rand has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Rand cracks Rosales with an open hand slap.
Rosales misses with a low kick.
Rand paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rand slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rand thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rand keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#CL2#
Rand clinches up with Rosales and pushes him back against the cage.
Rand avoids a wild elbow strike from Rosales.#BC2#
Rand's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rosales throws a chopping leg kick but Rand manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rosales walks into a stiff left hand from Rand.
Rosales misses with an uppercut
and Rand counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CL#
Rosales rushes Rand and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rand dodges an elbow strike from Rosales.
#T1#
Rosales throws an elbow but it misses.
Rand lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rosales blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rand misses with some punches.
Rand digs a right hand into Rosales's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rosales's gas tank. #BC2#
Rand breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rosales ducks under a wild hook from Rand.
Rosales gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rosales misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Rand on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rosales tries to work over Rand's front leg with a kick but Rand checks it.
Rand cracks Rosales with a good jab.
Rand fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rand uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rand misses with a body shot.
Rosales throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rosales throws a big shot that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice jab there from Rand.
Rosales gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rand.
Rosales tries to clinch there but Rand circles away.
Rand now looks to counter with a shot at the body.#T2#
Rand slips under a jab from Rosales.
A nice side step and Rand releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rand ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#CL#
Rosales closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rand takes an elbow to the temple.
Rand takes an elbow to the forehead. #BC2#
Rand's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rosales throws a poor cross that misses
and Rand counters with a nice uppercut.
Rosales looks to score with a jab to the body but Rand is just out of range.#CL2#
Rand has closed the distance and engaged Rosales in a clinch.
#BC2#
Rand pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Donel Rand is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A shot to the liver by Rand. Beautiful body shot.#CL2#
Rosales gets tackled into the cage by Rand. Rand maintains the clinch.
Rand misses with a body punch.
Rand lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rosales backwards.
Rand throws an elbow that misses.
Rand misses with some punches.
Rand avoids a wild elbow strike from Rosales.
Rand lands a nice shot to the body. #T3#
Rosales looking to slow down the pace here.
Rosales lands an elbow just above Rand 's eye.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rosales just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rand's brow.
Rand takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rand tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rosales throws an elbow but it misses.
Rand has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rosales.
Nice body punch from Rand.
Rosales creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rosales stalls.
Rand lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rosales backwards.
Rand blocks an elbow strike from Rosales.
Rand dodges an elbow strike from Rosales.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rosales just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rand's brow.
Rand lands with a short shot to the head.
Rosales pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rand wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rosales has him pressed against the cage.#T4#
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rosales just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rand's brow.
Rand is trying to break the clinch but Rosales has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Rand.
Rand lands a shot to the body.
Rand scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rand lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Rand.
Rosales is breathing heavily.
Rand lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rosales backwards.
Rosales trying to control the position but instead, Rand has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rosales into the cage.
Rosales is stalling here.
Rosales throws an elbow but it misses.
Rand dodges an elbow strike from Rosales.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice left hand lands by Rand.
Rand makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rand pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rand lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donel Rand dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Rand displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rosales throws out the jab.
Rosales avoids the head kick by Rand.
Nice uppercut there from Rosales.
Rand lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rand.
#CL2#
Rand drives through and clinches with Rosales against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rand.
Rosales misses with an elbow over the top.#BC2#
Rand escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rand cracks Rosales with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rosales throws a leg kick
and Rand counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Donel Rand seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rosales swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rosales takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rosales slips under a jab.#CL#
Rosales closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rand goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rand avoids a wild elbow strike from Rosales.
Rosales lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rand lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rosales backwards.
Rand avoids the elbow strike from Rosales, against the cage.
#T1#
Rand lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rosales misses with an elbow strike.
Rosales is pushing Rand up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Donel Rand seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rand makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rand lands a body shot.
Rosales throws an elbow that misses.
Rand lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rosales.
Rand lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rand works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rand lands a nice uppercut.
Rand lands a right hand.
Rosales throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rand makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rand blocks the elbow strike.
Rand throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rand blocks an elbow strike from Rosales.
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!
Rand blocks an elbow strike from Rosales.
Rand has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T2##BC2#
Rand's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Rosales clinches up with Rand and pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rand.
Rand lands a hook that snaps the head of Rosales backwards.
Rand lands on the inside with an uppercut. #ROC2#
Rosales is rocked!
Rand scores with a shoulder strike.
Oh Rosales is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rand creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rand creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Rosales's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Rosales drops to his knees and Rand pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donel Rand!
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Event:
Alliance Wars R4: Group A
Date: Nov 16, 2016 |
#R1##CL#
Rosales clinches up with Skallagrimmson and pushes him back against the cage.
Rosales dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rosales dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Skallagrimmson blocks the elbow strike.
We've been hearing reports that Rosales has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.#TD2#
Skallagrimmson manages to pull guard.
Skallagrimmson is trying to control the position but Rosales postures up.
Skallagrimmson is controlling Rosales's posture.
Skallagrimmson working a defensive guard here.
#SUB2#
Rosales throws a sloppy strike and Skallagrimmson has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Rosales is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Skallagrimmson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Berg Skallagrimmson!
During a confident post fight interview, Berg Skallagrimmson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
Alliance Wars R1: Group A
Date: Sep 14, 2016 |
#R1#
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Rosales.
Rosales throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown #TD#
and Rosales counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. #SUB2#
Anderson is looking for a triangle but Rosales pushes his legs off easily.
Rosales is looking to advance position but Anderson has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!#REVB#
Anderson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rosales is looking to escape.
Rosales is desperately trying to improve his position but Anderson has a good base and remains in mount.
Anderson controlling from the full mount. #T1#
Rosales is in all sorts of trouble here.
#SUB2#
Anderson goes for an armbar but Rosales turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Rosales.
Rosales tries to stand but Anderson is controlling from the bottom.
Anderson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#SUB2#
Anderson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rosales can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB2#
Anderson pushes a forearm under Rosales's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Rosales is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Xerxes Anderson!
During a confident post fight interview, Xerxes Anderson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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