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Event:
CSW 025 Fiddler vs Hood
Date: Oct 01, 2017 |
#R1# Staunton throws a head kick that misses. Staunton blocks a head kick by Neo.
Neo throws a big shot that misses. It looked like Staunton wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Neo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Neo tries to grapple but his opponent circles and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Staunton scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Staunton jabs at Neo's body. Neo misses with a jab to the body
and Neo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. A combination from Neo does no damage. A looping hook to the body misses from Staunton. Neo does a little dance to reset his feet. Neo throws a lazy right hand but Staunton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Staunton is looking to counter with a shot to the body. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Staunton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A left lands for Staunton. Neo throws a combination that misses and Staunton counters with a straight punch to the midsection.#T1# Staunton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Staunton scores with a shot to the body.
#KD# Staunton cracks Neo with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Neo looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Staunton finish him?
#ROC# Neo is rocked! Staunton ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Neo's jaw. Neo's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Staunton does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Steve Staunton! Steve Staunton decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
CSW 020 Crowe vs Tarasov
Date: Sep 23, 2017 |
#R1# Neo tries to clinch but Cave moves out of range. A left lands for Neo. Cave throws a jab but it's blocked by Neo. #CL2# Neo closes the distance and clinches. Cave misses with the head strike.
Cave goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cave is trying to stall.
Cave is breathing heavily.#BC2# Neo breaks from the clinch.
Neo ducks under a wild hook from Cave. Cave just misses with a punch to the body.
Cave slips a jab and a cross from Neo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Cave looks to score with a jab to the body but Neo is just out of range. Cave throws a looping overhand right but Neo ducks down to avoid it. Sloppy strikes from Neo. Those never looked like landing. Neo misses with the combination.
#T1# Cave misses with a wild body shot. Neo throws a right and a left that Cave avoids nicely. Neo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Neo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Neo works over Cave's head and body with a nice combination. Cave throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Neo sees it coming and avoids it easily. Cave closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Neo looks to land a combination. Cave sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Neo ducks under a wild hook from Cave. Cave takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Neo throws a right hand that Cave ducks under and follows up with a left that Cave also avoids with ease. Cave is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Neo. Neo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cave counters with a slapping leg kick. Nice uppercut there from Neo. Neo closes the distance and lands a one-two. Cave thows a left - swing and a miss! #T2# Neo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cave's hands. Neo throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Cave swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Cave misses with a straight right. Neo tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Cave manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Cave takes a swing at Neo's ribcage but misses. Neo connects with a looping right hand.
Neo fails to land with a series of punches.
Cave is looking to counter punch. Sloppy strikes from Neo. Those never looked like landing. Neo thuds a left hand into Cave's body. Neo scores with a jab. Cave acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Neo moves in looking to clinch but Cave pushes him off. Neo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cave.
Neo throws a one two combo.
#T3# Neo throws a series of punches but Cave avoids them all with ease. Nice defenses there by Neo. Neo misses with a wild combination.
Neo throws a sloppy head kick and Cave moves out of range easily. Neo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cave moves away. Cave swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Neo is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here. Some wild striking there from Neo.
Neo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cave circles away quickly and effectively. Cave pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Neo throws a big shot that misses. It looked like Cave was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit. Neo throws a right hand that Cave ducks under and follows up with a left that Cave also avoids with ease. Neo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nick Cave seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T4# Neo lands with a nice combination. Cave backs away looking to recover. Neo throws a right and a left that Cave avoids nicely. Good shot there by Neo. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Neo looks to land a combination. Cave sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Neo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Cave doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Sloppy strikes from Neo. Those never looked like landing. Cave swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Cave misses with a low kick.
Cave drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Neo tries to bum rush Cave with a series of wild strikes but Cave uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Neo connects with a body shot that sends Cave's belly button to the back. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Cave throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#CL2# Neo moves into the clinch.#BC2# Neo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taiwei Neo dominated that round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. #R2# Neo throws a right and a left that Cave avoids nicely. A right-left combo lands from Neo. Neo scores with a one two! Cave had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Neo throws a right and a left that both miss. Neo ducks right into an uppercut from Cave. Neo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cave. Cave throws a series of punches but Neo moves out of range. Neo with a body punch. A glancing blow. Cave avoids the body shot from Neo.
Cave was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Jab by Neo. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Neo fails to land with a series of punches.
#CL2# Neo clinches up with Cave and pushes him back against the ropes.#BC# Cave's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Neo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Neo fails to land with a series of punches.
#T1# Cave shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Neo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cave will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. No joy there for Neo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
#CL2# Neo forces Cave back against the ropes and clinches. Neo misses with some punches.
Cave fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cave misses with a punch to the body.
Neo scores with a shoulder strike. #BC# Cave breaks the clinch.
Neo works over Cave's head and body with a nice combination. Neo slips under a jab from Cave. 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! Neo misses with a double jab.
Neo misses with a jab, cross combination.
#T2# Cave slips a jab and a cross from Neo.
Sloppy strikes from Cave. Those never looked like landing. Neo is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here. Neo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Neo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Cave throws a lazy right hand but Neo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Neo lands a nice looking body shot.
Neo lands a right hook to the body.
Neo scores with a three punch combo!
A punch combination from Neo misses. Neo throws a body shot but no joy. Neo jabs Cave to the body, keeping him at a distance. Neo scores with a nice head shot. Cave looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Neo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Cave throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #T3##CL2# Neo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC2# Neo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Neo misses the jab. Neo throws a series of punches but Cave avoids them all with ease. It looked like Cave was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit. Some wild striking there from Neo.
Taiwei Neo seems to be getting the better of the standup. A cross from Neo lands. Neo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Nick Cave is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Sloppy strikes from Neo. Those never looked like landing. A big right from Cave misses. Neo works over Cave's head and body with a nice combination. A left and a right from Neo both land. Nice combination. #T4# Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Neo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Neo swings widly with a right hand
letting Cave counter with a right hand. Neo tries to clinch up but Cave circles away and keeps his distance. Neo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cave. Neo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Neo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Neo throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Neo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Neo throws a right and a left that Cave avoids nicely. Cave throws a body punch but Neo moves out of range. Neo is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Cave takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Neo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Neo throws a series of punches but Cave avoids them all with ease. A combination from Neo does no damage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taiwei Neo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round! #R3# A big right from Cave misses. Neo tries to clinch but Cave is having none of it. Neo fails in his attempt to clinch. Cave on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Neo is working the combinations to good effect here. Neo throws a series of punches but Cave avoids them all with ease. Cave drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Neo avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Neo tries to bum rush Cave with a series of wild strikes but Cave uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Neo lands a jab to the nose. Neo throws a series of punches but Cave moves out of range. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Neo throws a shot from downtown. Cave moves away and avoids it. Neo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cave moves out of range and avoids them all easily. No joy there for Neo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Cave missing with a left hand there. Neo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T1# Cave misses with a straight left. Neo changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt. A combination from Neo does no damage. Cave showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Neo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Neo looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Neo!
Cave misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Neo is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Neo fails to land with a series of punches.
Cave throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#T2# Cave keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Neo. Neo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Well,Cave is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes? Cave dodges the punch combination from Neo.
Neo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Neo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cave dips down and scores with a jab to the body. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Neo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cave circles away quickly and effectively. Sloppy strikes from Cave. Those never looked like landing. A head kick misses from Neo. Neo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Neo lands a glancing blow to the side of Cave's head. Neo tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Cave manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Neo moves out of range of the body kick.#T3# Cave will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Neo feints the counter takedown. Cave swats away the attempt to clinch by Neo. Nick Cave has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! No joy there for Neo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cave misses with a wild combination.
Neo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cave was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Neo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Neo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Neo slips under a jab. Taiwei Neo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Neo jabs Cave right on the nose. Cave blinks but takes it well. A left lands for Neo.#T4# Neo misses with a double jab.
Neo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Cave looks to score with a jab to the body but Neo is just out of range. Neo misses with a double jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Neo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Neo misses with a series of wild punches.
A head kick misses from Neo. Cave dodges the punch combination from Neo.
Cave throws a leg kick which misses Neo's front leg but catches the back leg as Neo tries to avoid it. Neo lands with a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight! Taiwei Neo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Neo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight for Taiwei Neo! Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Taiwei Neo! Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Taiwei Neo!
Taiwei Neo wins by unanimous decision! Nick Cave spoke after the fight, saying 'im not gonna retire yet, but i started considering retirement'.
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Event:
CSW 016 Firetribe vs De Notebo
Date: Sep 16, 2017 |
#R1# Neo misses with a double jab.
Neo feints a jab promting Araujo to slip. Neo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Araujo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Neo throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Araujo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Neo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Neo slaps away a takedown attempt from Araujo, before circling back to the center of the mat. Araujo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Taiwei Neo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Araujo. Araujo is looking to clinch. Neo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Araujo back to the cage. Neo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. Araujo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Araujo doesn't succeed with the takedown#CL# and Neo counters by moving into the clinch. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Araujo tries to pull guard but Neo holds him up against the cage and eventually Araujo drops back down to his feet.
Araujo is trying to stall.
#T1##BC# Neo manages to break the clinch.
Neo throws a combination. Araujo tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Araujo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Neo swats him away and circles back towards the center. Araujo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Neo throws a combination. Araujo tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Araujo throws a low kick but Neo avoids it. Araujo fails with a takedown attempt. Some wild striking there from Neo.
Taiwei Neo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Araujo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.#T2# Araujo is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Araujo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Neo lands a two punch combo.
#ROC# Araujo is rocked! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Araujo loses concentration momentarily and Neo pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Araujo crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Neo finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Taiwei Neo!
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Event:
CSW 010 Firetribe vs Khajo
Date: Sep 03, 2017 |
#R1# Nice shot by Neo. Neo swinging wildly here.
Nico on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Neo ducks under a wild hook from Nico. Nico misses the jab. Nico is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Neo. Neo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nico. Neo throws a head kick but Nico moves out of range.
Nico looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Nico misses with a body shot.
Neo blocks a jab. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Neo. Neo scores with a three punch combo!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Neo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nico backs up against the cage.
Neo moves out of range of the strikes. Neo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nico.
Neo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. Neo ducks under a wild hook from Nico.#T1# Nico throws out a token jab with nothing on it. It looked like Neo was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit. Nico cracks Neo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Neo slips a jab from Nico. Neo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nico on the side of the head. Neo defending well as Nico loads up on a big left hand. Nico lands a nice shot that snaps Neo's head back.
Neo slips under a jab from Nico. Nico lands a jab to Neo's midsection. Nico tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Neo was well out of range. Poor timing from Nico. Neo throws a hook to the side of Nico's head but Nico sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Neo slips under a jab from Nico. Nico connects with a jab. Nicolas Nico seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Nico looks to throw the jab but Neo is out of range. A jab from Nico misses. Good standup being displayed there by Neo as he connects with a hook. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Nico throws a hook but Neo blocks it. Nico swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#T2# Neo is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Nico just misses with a punch to the body.
Nico throws a big shot that misses. A swing and a miss from Neo. Neo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nico. Nico scores with a nice strike. A slow jab from Nico misses its intended target. Neo tries to counter by clinching up but Nico breaks away and moves out of range. Neo misses with the combination.
Nico tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Neo was well out of range. Poor timing from Nico. Neo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nico throws out the jab. Neo digs a good body shot into Nico's ribs. Neo misses with a low kick. Nico now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Nico throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Neo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Neo throws a combination. Nico tries to block but a couple of punches get through.#T3# Neo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Nico keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Neo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nico moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Nico misses with an uppercut. Neo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nico. Nico cracks a nice hook into Neo's ribs. Nico pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Nico takes a swing at Neo's ribcage but misses. Nico ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Neo moves away. Nico is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Neo. Neo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. #ROC# Nico is rocked! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! The fighters circling - Nico throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Neo changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit. Nico is still on wobbly legs! Can Neo finish him? Neo lands a big right hook! Nico looks hurt but is still standing! Neo lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Nico falls down and Neo dives in with a huge hammer fist! Nico's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Neo runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Taiwei Neo!
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Event:
CSW 005 Firetribe vs Kersikov
Date: Aug 23, 2017 |
#R1# Neo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ramsay moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#TD2# Ramsay drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ramsay cracks Neo with a big right hand but Neo just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
#SUB2# Ramsay is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Neo looks calm but he's in trouble here. Ramsay gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Neo is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Ramsay lets go of the hold and Neo can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gordon Ramsay! After winning the bout, Gordon Ramsay thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
Gladiators 20 O'Neil v Zulu 2
Date: May 06, 2017 |
#R1# Denderson keeps the fight on the outside. Denderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Neo. Denderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Neo. Neo is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here. Neo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Denderson misses with a hook. Neo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Denderson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Neo just misses with a punch to the body.
Denderson lands a jab to Neo's midsection. A jab from Denderson does it's job there. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Denderson has a takedown stuffed.#CL2# Neo has Denderson up against the cage in a clinch.
#T1##BC2# Neo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Denderson shoots in but no luck this time. Denderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Neo moves away.#CL2# Neo moves into the clinch. Denderson tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Han Denderson. That's going to take a lot out of him. Neo is pressed up against the cage. Denderson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Neo down to the mat. Neo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. #TD# Denderson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Neo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Denderson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Denderson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Denderson 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.#SUB# Denderson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Neo defends it well. Neo tries to get to full guard but Denderson has control of the leg. #T2# Denderson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #SUB# Denderson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Denderson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen. Neo is looking to escape. Neo has hold of Denderson's hands but Denderson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3# Denderson is keen to just control but Neo is a slippery customer. Denderson lands with a punch from half guard. Denderson is controlling the pace.
Neo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Neo has hold of Denderson's hands but Denderson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Denderson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #ROC# Neo is rocked! Denderson looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Neo is still in real trouble! Can Denderson finish him? Denderson lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Neo! More strikes land and this one is all over! Denderson jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Han Denderson! After winning the bout, Han Denderson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
The Island Season 6, 185 lbs, Round 2
Date: Apr 10, 2017 |
#R1# Neo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Von Mises counters with a lovely shot to the body.#CL# Neo clinches up with Von Mises and pushes him back against the cage.#BC# Neo breaks the clinch.
Neo misses with a double jab
and Von Mises makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Von Mises lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Neo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Von Mises swings for the body but Neo moves out of range.
Neo attempts a counter takedown but Von Mises avoids it well and moves away. Von Mises uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Neo.
Von Mises tries to clinch but Neo moves out of range. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Von Mises lands a jab to the nose. Von Mises is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Von Mises throws a series of punches but Neo avoids them all with ease. #T1##CL2# Von Mises closes the distance and pushes Neo back into the cage. Von Mises's coach down at Next Gen MMA (Only Elite coaches) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Von Mises's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight. Von Mises misses with a hook from the clinch. Von Mises lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Neo. Von Mises misses with a hook from the clinch. Von Mises throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Neos head. Von Mises tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Neo's elbow. Neo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. A right handed body shot lands from Von Mises.
Von Mises stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Von Mises lands with a right to the head. Neo is trying to stall.
Von Mises tries to work over Neo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Neo slowing the pace effectively. Von Mises misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Von Mises scores with a nice short uppercut. Von Mises misses with a hook to the ribs.
#T2# Von Mises fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Neo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Von Mises has him pressed against the cage. Von Mises throws a head punch that misses. The referee is keeping an eye on Von Mises - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
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! Neo missing with knees to the body.
Von Mises can't find room to land a body shot as Neo controls the action.
Neo blocks a body shot from Von Mises. Von Mises presses Neo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. A shot in the inside from Von Mises. Von Mises lands with a short head shot on the inside. A short left from Von Mises. Neo blocks a body shot from Von Mises. The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Von Mises lands a body shot. #T3# Von Mises cracks Neo with a nice body shot. Neo is breathing heavily. Von Mises works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Von Mises works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Von Mises scores with a hook to the body. A quick uppercut on the inside from Von Mises. Von Mises pushes Neo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Von Mises lands a right hand. Von Mises digs a right hand underneath Neo's ribcage. Neo let out a lung full of air as it connected. Von Mises lands a body punch in the clinch. Von Mises lands a shoulder strike. Nice body punch from Von Mises - that landed with a thud.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Von Mises creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Von Mises lands with a short head shot on the inside. This has been an exciting period of action! Von Mises leaning his opponent against the cage. Von Mises will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Neo up against the cage.#T4# Neo tries to circle away but Von Mises has him pinned against the cage. Von Mises scores with a nice hook to the head. Von Mises is working Neo over against the cage. Von Mises lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#ROC2# Neo is rocked! Von Mises works on Neo's body with a couple of short punches. Oh Neo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Nice body punch from Von Mises. Neo seems to have got his legs back now. Von Mises effectively controlling the action here. Von Mises lands a nice shot to the body. A left hand lands to the body for Von Mises.
Von Mises lands a body punch in the clinch. Von Mises scores with a hook to the body. Von Mises lands with a short head shot on the inside. Neo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ludwig Von Mises dominated that round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. #R2# Von Mises lands a nice looking body shot.
Von Mises lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Neo head around and knocks him out cold! Von Mises hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ludwig Von Mises! Ludwig Von Mises tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Event:
The Island Season 6, 185 lbs, Round 1
Date: Apr 09, 2017 |
#R1# Neo feints a jab promting Yuri to slip. Neo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Yuri slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Neo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yuri on the side of the head. Horrible takedown attempt by Yuri or perhaps it was just good defense by Neo, which made it look bad. Neo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. A punch combination from Neo misses. #CL# Neo clinches up with Yuri and pushes him back against the cage.#BC2# Yuri breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Neo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Yuri eats them both and turns towards Neo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Neo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Neo connects with a crisp jab. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Neo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. #T1# Neo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Taiwei Neo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Yuri takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.#ROC# Yuri is rocked! Yuri with a poor takedown #TD# and Neo shoots in, scooping Yuri off his feet. Neo is holding his opponent over his shoulder. He slams Yuri to the mat and Yuri is in big trouble! Neo is landing strikes to his unconscious foe and the ref dives in to end the fight! Neo is celebrating with his corner and rightfully so.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Taiwei Neo! In defeat, Manfred Yuri stepped up to the mic, saying 'Time to train harder'.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 08, 2017 |
#R1##CL2# Neo has managed to clinch.
Yuri tries to pull guard but Neo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.#BC2# Neo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Yuri. Nice uppercut there from Neo. Neo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Neo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Neo duly obliges. #CUT2# It looks like Manfred Yuri has been cut. Neo closes the distance and lands a one-two. Neo lands a two punch combo.
#ROC2# Yuri is rocked! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Neo lands a jab to Yuri's midsection. Oh Yuri is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Yuri glances at the clock... BAM! Neo nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Yuri crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Yuri is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Taiwei Neo! Manfred Yuri was interviewed post fight and said 'Time to train harder'.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 29, 2017 |
#R1# Neo lands an overhand right. Neo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Campbell looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Neo slaps away a takedown attempt from Campbell, before circling back to the center of the mat. A combination from Neo does no damage. Neo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Campbell moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Neo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Campbell circles away quickly and effectively.#TD2# Campbell looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Campbell prevents Neo from improving his position. Nice strikes from Campbell there. #SUB2# Campbell seems to be working for a kimura but Neo defends the submission attempt. Campbell trying to control the pace. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1# Campbell not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Campbell is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.#ES# Neo makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work! Neo fails to land with a series of punches.
Taiwei Neo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T2##TD2# Campbell shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Campbell stops Neo from getting back to his feet.
Campbell thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. The fighters are battling for position here. Neo manages to regain full guard. Nice work. Neo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Campbell throwing strikes from guard but Neo blocks nicely. Campbell won't allow Neo to get back to his feet. Campbell wants to control from the top but Neo keeps moving. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. Neo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Campbell manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR##T3# Campbell is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Neo preventing the sweep. Campbell controls Neo momentarily but Neo frees himself. Campbell looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Campbell has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Neo trying to control the position from guard on top but Campbell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Neo stopping the sweep attempt from Campbell.#T4# Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SU# Neo gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. Neo avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Horrible takedown attempt by Campbell or perhaps it was just good defense by Neo, which made it look bad. Neo is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Neo throws a series of strikes that have Campbell backpedaling.
Neo misses with a double jab
and Campbell counters with a straight right hand. Neo misses with a double jab
#CL2# and Campbell counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Campbell. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taiwei Neo dominated that round. 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# Neo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It seemed like Campbell was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Taiwei Neo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Neo looks to score with a jab to the body but Campbell is just out of range. Neo scores with a three punch combo!
Neo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Campbell moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Taiwei Neo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Neo scores with a sloppy right hand. Campbell should have avoided that one. Neo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Neo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Campbell moves out of range and avoids them all easily. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Neo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Campbell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. A combination from Neo does no damage. A little jabbing left from Campbell on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Campbell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Neo pinned against the cage. Neo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Neo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Campbell can do to turn this around?#T1# Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Neo, as that shot connected.
Neo moves out of range as Campbell strikes. Taiwei Neo is winning the standup battle so far. Neo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Campbell walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#TD2# Excellent takedown into side control there by Campbell. Campbell trying to control the position but Neo is working away. Campbell lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. #T2# Campbell grinds an elbow into Neo's temple. Campbell taking a breather here. Campbell is looking to take a break and control but Neo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Campbell working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter. Neo sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard. Campbell is stalling here. Neo is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Campbell seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Neo has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. This has been an exciting period of action! Neo has control of an arm but Campbell manages to advance to Neo's back!#T3# Campbell has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Neo. Neo avoids the strikes from Campbell. Campbell controlling from the back.#SUB2# Campbell is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Campbell just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Campbell trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Campbell biding his time, controlling Neo. Neo trying to get back to his feet but Campbell is in full control for now. #T4# Campbell controls the action.#ES# Neo is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it. Neo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Neo tries to bum rush Campbell with a series of wild strikes but Campbell uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Campbell tries to counter with a clinch but Neo shakes him off and moves away. Campbell tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Neo swivels and escapes. Some wild striking there from Neo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taiwei Neo dominated that second round. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round! #R3# Neo misses with a wild combination.
Campbell tries for a takedown but Neo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Neo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Neo slaps away a takedown attempt from Campbell, before circling back to the center of the mat. Neo throws a combination that misses and Campbell counters with a nice uppercut. Campbell shoots in and drives through. Neo sprawls well. Neo feinted with a counter takedown. Taiwei Neo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Devon Campbell. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Campbell takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Campbell dives in for a single leg takedown but Neo sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage. Neo swinging wildly here.
#T1# Neo misses with a series of wild punches.
#CL# Neo gets in close and instigates a clinch. Neo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Campbell misses with a punch on the inside.
Campbell tries for a takedown but Neo manages to get underhooks.
Neo is trying to break the clinch but Campbell has him pressed against the cage. Campbell leaning his opponent against the cage.#T2# Neo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Campbell effectively controlling the action here. Neo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#BC# Neo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Neo throws a combination that misses and Campbell counters with a straight right hand. Neo throws a right and a left that both miss.#T3# Campbell shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Neo as he avoids it easily. Neo appears to be looking for a counter takedown. Neo is looking to clinch. Campbell shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Neo but Neo pushes him off and we're back to square one. Sloppy strikes from Neo. Those never looked like landing. Campbell tries to counter with a clinch but Neo shakes him off and moves away. Neo throws a big shot that misses. Campbell throws out a counter right but Neo avoids it with no problem.#TD2# Campbell shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Neo napping and manages to drive through into side control! Neo is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Campbell is controlling him well. Campbell wants to control but Neo is keeping him busy. Neo tries to escape but Campbell is in control. Taiwei Neo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4# Campbell lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. Campbell lands a decent elbow from side control. Campbell trying to control the action but Neo is working from the bottom. #SUB2# Campbell tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Campbell has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! Neo isn't going anywhere. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Neo can't do much from the bottom here. Devon Campbell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Campbell lands some shots froms side control.
And that's the end of the fight! Taiwei Neo showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Neo, 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27 Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27 Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taiwei Neo!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 01, 2017 |
#R1# Neo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Delode. Delode looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Neo is fending him off so far but Delode persists. Nope, Neo circles away and we're back to standing. Neo throws a jab when Delode was well out of range. Delode is trying hard to land a takedown here. Neo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Taiwei Neo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Delode. Delode fails with the takedown. Neo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. James Delode seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Neo looks to land a left hand but Delode moved out of range nicely. We've been informed that Delode has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result. Delode fails with a takedown attempt. A punch combination from Neo misses. Delode fails with the takedown. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Delode shoots in but Neo avoids the takedown attempt easily. Delode shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Neo pinned against the cage. Neo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #T1# Neo fails to land with a series of punches.
A right-left combo lands from Delode. Delode will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Delode looks winded! Delode blocks a leg kick. Neo lands a nice hook to Delode's body. Delode takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Good shot there by Neo.#CL2# Delode fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Neo, pushing him back against the cage. Delode lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Neo slows down the pace here.
Delode is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#BC# Neo manages to break the clinch.
Delode fails with the takedown. Delode shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Neo as he jumps to the side. Neo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
#T2# The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Neo looks to score with a jab to the body but Delode is just out of range.#TD2# Delode shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. Delode content to control rather than advance. #SU2# Delode decides to stand up. Neo misses with a double jab.
Delode gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily letting Neo counter with a right hand. Delode looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Delode goes for a double leg but Neo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Neo continues to drive forward. Neo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#CUT# It looks like James Delode has been cut. Taiwei Neo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Neo throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #T3##TD2# Delode closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Neo's guard.#ES# Neo kicks Delode off and gets to his feet. Delode shoots in but no luck this time. Good standup being displayed there by Neo as he connects with a hook. Neo tries to bum rush Delode with a series of wild strikes but Delode uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#CL# Neo closes the distance and pushes Delode back into the cage.#BC# Neo manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Neo finds it's way through Delode's defenses. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Neo misses with a wild combination.
Delode fails with a takedown attempt. Neo connects with a body shot.#T4# Delode shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Neo as he jumps to the side. Neo throws a series of punches but Delode moves out of range. Delode dives in for a single leg takedown but Neo sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.#CL# Delode tries to keep at a distance but Neo has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC# Neo breaks the clinch.
Neo lands a head shot. Delode checks the leg kick. Delode tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Neo swivels and escapes. Delode shoots for a takedown but Neo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Neo seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance. Delode takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Neo misses with a body shot.
Delode changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Neo tries to avoid it but Delode manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Neo to the ground. Neo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Delode takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. A combination from Neo does no damage. Neo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taiwei Neo dominated that round. The cut man is working on James Delode's cut. That's time! Neo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. #R2# Delode closes this distance looking for a takedown but Neo circles away. Delode fails with a takedown attempt. Neo stuffs the takedown attempt from Delode. Delode gets slowly back to his feet. Taiwei Neo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Delode. Delode tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Neo swivels and escapes.#CL# Neo clinches. #BC# Neo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Neo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#CL# Neo moves into the clinch. Delode throws an elbow but it's blocked.
#BC# Neo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. No luck with that takedown attempt from Delode. Delode shoots in for a takedown but Neo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Neo seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym. The crowd cheers as Neo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Delode doesn't seem phased though.#ROC# Delode is rocked! Neo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Delode can do to turn this around? Delode is breathing heavily.#CL# Neo darts in and clinches Delode up against the cage. Delode is still on wobbly legs! Can Neo finish him?#BC# Neo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T1# Neo thuds a left hand into Delode's body.#CL# Neo has closed the distance and engaged Delode in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Neo.
#BC# Neo breaks the clinch.
Delode changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Neo tries to avoid it but Delode manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Neo to the ground. Neo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Delode is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Neo just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Delode has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Taiwei Neo! The defeated James Delode had this to say: 'thank you to all my fans
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Event:
LIA 39: Must Be Exhausting
Date: Feb 18, 2017 |
#R1##CL# Neo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Neo working hard to break the clinch. Leon stalls. Neo stops a takedown attempt from Leon.
Leon stalling against the cage.
#BC# Neo breaks from the clinch.
Neo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Neo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Leon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Neo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Island Top Team in the buildup to the fight.#CL2# Leon gets a clinch. Leon displaying some good clinch control by pressing Neo up against the cage.#BC# Neo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T1# Neo punishes Leon's body with a nice straight punch. Neo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Taiwei Neo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Leon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Neo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Neo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Neo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leon circles away quickly and effectively. Neo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Leon on the side of the head. Leon shoots for a takedown but Neo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Neo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Leon tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away. Leon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Neo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Neo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
#CL2# Neo tries to keep at a distance but Leon has taken the fight into the clinch. Leon jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Neo walks away with a smile on his face. Leon gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Taiwei Neo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergio Leon.#T2# Neo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Leon at a distance.
Leon looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Neo throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Leon drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Neo defends it well. Leon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Neo swats him away and circles back towards the center. Neo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Leon takes one to the side of the head.
Leon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Neo looks to land a combination. Leon sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Neo works over Leon's head and body with a nice combination.#CL# The fight moves into the clinch position. Leon stalling in the clinch.
#T3# Neo stalling in the clinch.
#BC# Neo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leon takes a shot right to the bread basket. Leon thows a left - swing and a miss! Neo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Leon wants to clinch up but Neo keeps it at a distance. Neo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
#CL2# Leon rushes Neo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Neo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Leon can't find room to land a body shot as Neo controls the action.
Come on Leon - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Neo tries to break free but Leon pushes him back against the cage.#T4# Neo is pressed up against the cage. Leon has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Neo down to the mat. Neo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Neo punishes Leon's body with a nice straight punch. Leon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Neo was well out of range. Poor timing from Leon. Leon throws a leg kick but Neo sees it coming and moves out of range. Neo scores to the head and body with a nice combination! This has been an exciting period of action! Neo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Leon's head. Leon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Neo throws a right hand that Leon ducks under and follows up with a left that Leon also avoids with ease.#CL# Neo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Neo tries to break the clinch but Leon is controlling the position. Neo is trying to push Leon away but Leon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Neo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taiwei Neo dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. #R2# Neo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Neo duly obliges. #CL# Neo closes the distance and clinches. Leon stalling the fight.
Leon tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Neo smiles and moves away.
Neo throws a series of punches but Leon avoids them all with ease. The crowd cheers as Neo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Leon doesn't seem phased though. Neo throws a nice looking combination but Leon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#CL2# Leon takes the fight into the clinch. Leon stalls. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Leon tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Neo just stands there and leans against the cage. The referee is keeping an eye on Leon - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Neo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T1# The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Leon throws a head punch that misses. Leon stalling the fight.
Leon pressing his opponent against the cage. Neo is defending well against a takedown attempt. Taiwei Neo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergio Leon. Neo prevents a body shot from Leon. Neo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#T2# A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Leon leaning his opponent against the cage.#BC# Neo breaks the clinch.
Leon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#CL2# Leon gets in close and instigates a clinch. Leon is trying to pull guard but Neo has him pressed against the cage. Neo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Leon can do to turn this around? Leon stalling against the cage.
Neo prevents the takedown attempt.
#TD2# Leon turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control! Leon throwing strikes but missing, from side control. Neo can't do much from the bottom here. #T3# Leon misses with an attempted head punch from side control. Sloppy strikes there by Leon. Leon throwing shots but missing, from side control. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Neo wants to get back to his feet but Leon drags him back down. Leon grinds an elbow into Neo's temple. Neo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Leon on the ground. Neo is trying to improve his position. Leon misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Neo defending against the ground and pound. Leon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Neo keeps working. #T4# Leon connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Neo some visible discomfort.
Neo managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Leon.
Leon creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Neo sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike. Leon landing strikes. #SUB2# Leon in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Neo is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sergio Leon!
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Event:
LIA 36: Call The Medics
Date: Feb 04, 2017 |
#R1# Bear fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Bear slips a jab and a cross from Neo.
A punch combination from Neo misses. Neo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bear swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Neo misses with a series of wild punches.
Bear tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Bear on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. An inside leg kick from Bear misses. Neo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Neo swings for the body but Bear moves out of range.
Neo lands a nice hook to Bear's body. Bear takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Bear definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#CL2# Neo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Neo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Neo slowing the pace effectively.#T1# Bear holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bear just leaning against Neo, taking a breather. Bear trying to land knees to the body.
Bear softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. The referee calls for Neo to work.
Bear tries to throw a body punch but Neo avoids it by throwing Bear back against the cage. Bear misses with a short punch on the inside. Bear letting Neo take a breather here. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bear creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T2# The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Neo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Neo looking to stall.
Bear wants to break the clinch but can't.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. A head punch blocked on the inside by Neo. Bear tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Bear can't find room to land a body shot as Neo controls the action.
Bear doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#T3# Neo can't find room to land a body shot as Bear controls the action.
Good body shot from Neo.
A right hand to the body from Neo.
Neo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The referee is keeping an eye on Neo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Neo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bear smiles and moves away.
Neo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bear lands with a slapping head kick. Bear on the wrong end of a nice hook. A punch combination from Neo misses. #T4# A solid leg kick lands there for Bear.
Neo scores to the head and body with a nice combination! 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! Neo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bear circles away quickly and effectively. Neo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bear misses with an uppercut. Neo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A bone on bone clash there as Neo blocks the leg kick.
Bear takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Neo closes the distance and lands a one-two. Neo blocks the body kick.
Bear lands a slapping body shot.
#CL2# Neo clinches up with Bear and pushes him back against the cage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taiwei Neo dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. #R2# Bear misses the shot to the body. A little jabbing left from Neo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Bear lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Neo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Taiwei Neo seems to be getting the better of the standup. Neo looks to land a combination but Bear avoids it well. Neo throws a nice looking combination but Bear bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Neo has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Neo throws a right and a left that Bear avoids nicely. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bear, right into the meat.
Bear tried to score with a low kick but Neo checks it. Bear throws a sloppy head kick and Neo moves out of range easily. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Neo blocks a low kick nicely. Sloppy strikes from Bear. Those never looked like landing. Neo is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. Neo lands a jab-cross combination. A punch combination from Neo misses. Bear appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.#T1# Neo digs a good body shot into Bear's ribs. Neo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bear rather than just go for the knockout. Bear misses with a body shot.
Neo lands a jab-cross combination. #CL2# Neo clinches. Bear lands with a short shot to the head. Bear throws a punch but it's blocked by Neo. Bear fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bear fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Neo stalling in the clinch.
Bear swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Bear.
Neo stalling in the clinch.
#T2# A head punch on the inside from Bear fails to land. Bear letting Neo take a breather here. Bear struggles to land a body shot inside as Neo controls his hands.
A short body shot lands from Bear as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#BC# Bear breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Neo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. A head kick misses from Bear. Neo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bear to score with a decent uppercut. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bear. Taiwei Neo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Bear looks for the body kick but Neo saw that one coming. Neo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bear circles away quickly and effectively.#T3# Neo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Neo throws a series of punches but Bear moves out of range. Bear slips a jab and a cross from Neo.
Neo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bear at a distance.
Neo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bear counters with a one-two to the body. Neo throws a right and a left that both miss. Neo throws a right and a left that Bear avoids nicely. Bear throws a nice inside leg kick. Bear scores with a push kick. Neo is breathing heavily. Neo throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Taiwei Neo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Bear is looking to land body kicks. That kick from Bear tenderised Neo's leg. Neo is trying to keep his angry face on.#T4# The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Neo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bear waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Neo. A good leg kick by Bear. Neo blocks a head kick by Bear.
Neo misses with the combination.
Bear swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Neo throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Neo's coach down at Island Top Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Neo's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight. Neo throws a body shot but no joy. Jab, jab by Bear - just one landing. Bear pushes Neo away with a front kick. Neo lands a jab to Bear's midsection. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bjorn Bear will probably get the nod. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round! #R3# Bear scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Neo doesn't seem bothered though. Neo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bear.
Neo throws a nice looking combination but Bear bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Bear is looking to counter with a body kick. Bear looks for the body kick but Neo saw that one coming. Bear jabs Neo right on the nose. Neo blinks but takes it well. Neo moves out of range of the body kick from Bear.
Neo moves out of range of the body kick. Bear throws a jab when Neo was well out of range. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Neo is looking to clinch. No joy there for Bear, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bear throws a lazy uppercut
and Neo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Neo scores with a jab.#T1# Neo moves out of range of the strikes. Neo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bear connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Neo scrambles back to his feet. Neo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bear back to the cage. Neo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. Bear looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Neo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Bear lands a jab. Bear misses with the body kick and Neo counters with a right hand to the body. Bear looks for the body kick but Neo saw that one coming. Neo defending well as Bear loads up on a big left hand. Bear throws a shot from downtown. Neo moves away and avoids it. Bear motions for Neo to come forward. Bear throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Neo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bear back to the cage. Neo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.#T2# Neo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bear to score with a decent uppercut. Bear slips a jab and a cross from Neo.
Bear misses with a body kick. Neo tries to bum rush Bear with a series of wild strikes but Bear uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Bear lands a nice leg kick that just misses Neo's sensitive parts. Neo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Neo tries to bum rush Bear with a series of wild strikes but Bear uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bear. Neo pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Neo misses with a leg kick and Bear counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Bear fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Neo.#T3# Bear throws a right and a left that both miss. Neo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Neo misses the shot to the body. Bear waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Neo. Neo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bear. Neo checks a leg kick. Bear throws a leg kick but Neo sees it coming and checks it nicely. Bear connects with a leg kick. Neo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Neo throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Neo takes one to the chin there. Bear misses with a kick to the body.
#T4# Neo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bear makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Neo really felt that one! Neo connects with a body shot. Neo throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Neo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Neo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bear circles away quickly and effectively. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Bear circles away from the clinch attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bear. Bear scores with a head kick.
Bear looks to score with a jab to the body but Neo is just out of range. Neo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bear sees it coming and avoids it easily. Neo misses with a two punch combination.
Bear was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Neo misses the body punch and Bear counters with an outside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bjorn Bear. I think Bear has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 29:29 Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:29 Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Event:
LIA 33: The Bag Man, Man
Date: Jan 25, 2017 |
#R1# Neo jabbing away but nothing is landing. Neo moves forwards but Bear connects with a nice, crisp jab. Bear misses with a looping left. Taiwei Neo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Neo throws a lazy body kick and Bear counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Sloppy strikes from Neo. Those never looked like landing. Neo scores with a shot to the body.
Neo scores with a nice right hand.
We've been told by Bear's head coaches at ReVoLuT!oN !sL@nD GYM that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Bear tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. A head kick misses from Neo. Bear throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.#CL2# Neo gets a clinch. Neo stalling.
Neo working aggressively here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. #T1# Bear letting Neo take a breather here. Bear missing with knees to the body.
A short left from Neo. #BC# Bear escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Neo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bear takes a shot right to the bread basket. Neo avoids a kick to the body.
#CL2# The fight moves into the clinch position. Neo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.#BC# Bear breaks from the clinch.
#T2# Some wild striking there from Neo.
Bear misses with a head kick.
Neo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Neo. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL2# Neo pushes Bear up against the cage in a clinch. Neo misses with a punch to the body.
Neo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Neo leaning against his opponent.
Neo stalling the fight.
Bear prevents a body shot from Neo. Neo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Neo lands a body shot. #T3# Neo tries a body shot but Bear blocks it.
#BC# Bear breaks from the clinch.
#CL2# Neo takes the fight into the clinch. Bear stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. A bit of stalling here from Neo.
Bear pushes Neo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Neo misses with a hook from the clinch. Bear has a couple of punches blocked by Neo.
Bear prevents a body shot from Neo. #T4# Neo misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bear. Bear throws a punch but it's blocked by Neo. Neo is pushing Bear up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Bear stalling in the clinch.
Neo scores with a shoulder strike. Neo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Neo.
Neo avoiding damage.
Neo's coach down at Island Top Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Neo's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight. Neo has Bear pushed against the cage. Neo continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taiwei Neo dominated that round. That's time! Bear's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. #R2##CL2# Neo gets a clinch. Neo misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Bear fails to land. Neo is stalling here.
Neo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The crowd are getting on Neo's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch. Bear misses with a punch on the inside.
Bear working some nice short punches in the clinch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Neo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Neo has been the more effective fighter overall so far. The referee calls for Neo to work.
#T1# The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Taiwei Neo. Neo throws a right hand that Bear ducks under and follows up with a left that Bear also avoids with ease. Neo moves out of range of the body kick from Bear.
Bear lands a high kick!
Bear is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bear throws a body kick that misses. Jab by Neo. Neo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bear manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. The fight stays on the outside here - Neo looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Neo misses with the combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Bear misses the target. Bear tries a head kick but it misses.
Neo swings and misses with a shot to the body and Bear counters with a leg kick. Bear throws a head kick that misses. Neo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bear.#T2##CL2# Neo gets in close and instigates a clinch. Neo lands with a right to the head. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Bear wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Neo misses with the head strike.
Bear pushes Neo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Bear swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#BC# Bear breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bear looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bear misses with a head kick.
#CL2# Neo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bear, pushing him back against the cage. Neo gets through Bear's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Bear throws a head punch that misses. #T3# Neo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bear tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Neo avoids it. Neo struggles to land a body shot inside as Bear controls his hands.
Bear throws a head punch that misses. Neo taking a breather. Neo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bear backwards. Bear wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Neo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bear up against the cage. Neo misses with a punch to the body.
#T4# Neo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bear is keeping busy. Stalling in the clinch from Neo.
Neo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Neo leaning against his opponent.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Taiwei Neo. Neo scores with a nice strike. Neo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bear sees it coming and avoids it easily. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Neo lands a jab to the nose. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bear. Bear looks for the body kick but Neo saw that one coming. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taiwei Neo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round! #R3# Bear uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Neo. Bear looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit. Neo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Taiwei Neo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Jab from Neo. A good leg kick by Bear. Bear throws a head kick but Neo moves out of range.
Bear attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Bear slips a straight right by Neo. Neo moves out of range as Bear strikes. Neo throws a nice looking combination but Bear bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Neo throws a low kick but Bear moves out of range easily. Bear swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Neo. Neo scores with a hook to the body. Bear takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Bear tries to land a front kick but Neo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Bear throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#T1# Neo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bear blocks a head kick by Neo.
Neo lunges at Bear with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bear's hand. Neo wants to clinch up but Bear keeps it at a distance. Neo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Neo wants to clinch up but Bear keeps it at a distance. Bear is looking to land body kicks. Neo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bear takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Neo looks for the body kick but Bear saw that one coming. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Neo checks a leg kick. Bear tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Bear tries to land a front kick but Neo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.#T2# Neo jabs Bear right on the nose. Bear blinks but takes it well. Both fighters circling a little - Bear finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. A head kick misses from Bear. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Bear ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Bear blocks the body kick.
Taiwei Neo seems to be getting the better of the standup. Bear throws a sloppy head kick and Neo moves out of range easily. Bear connects with a solid leg kick. Neo misses with a right hand and Bear counters with a leg kick. Good exchange - Bear coming out on top. Neo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bear connects with the punch. Neo throws a hook but Bear blocks it.#T3# Bear avoids a punch combination nicely.
Neo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Neo throws a head kick but Bear moves out of range.
Neo throws a right and a left that both miss. Bear went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. Bjorn Bear has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Bear tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Neo is able to avoid easily. Bear looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Neo throws a right and a left that Bear avoids nicely. Neo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As Neo backs away, Bear returns fire with a leg kick that just misses. Some bone on bone action there as Neo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Taiwei Neo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Bear throws a head kick that misses. Bear scores with a head kick.
#T4# Neo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Bear throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Neo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#CL2# The fight moves into the clinch position. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Bear misses with a short punch on the inside. Neo tries a body shot but Bear blocks it.
Bear just leaning against Neo, taking a breather. Bear wants to get back to striking at distance but Neo won't allow it.
Neo pressing his opponent against the cage. Neo slows down the pace here.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Taiwei Neo. Well Neo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30 Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30 Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taiwei Neo! The defeated Bjorn Bear had this to say: 'One loss does not make a fighter. I will get you back motherfucker!!!! You can suck these big Norwich balls.'.
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Event:
LIA 30: I Didn't Rent It Shoes
Date: Jan 12, 2017 |
#R1# Neo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Denderson sees it coming and avoids it easily. Denderson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Denderson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance. Denderson drops his hands momentarily and Neo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Neo!
Denderson walks into a straight right hand from Neo. A big left from Neo misses. The fight stays on the outside here - Neo looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Denderson moves out of range of the body kick from Neo.
A big right from Denderson misses. Denderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Neo is just out of range. Neo swings for the body but Denderson moves out of range.
Denderson tries to clinch but Neo is having none of it. Neo tries to clinch there but Denderson circles away.
Neo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Denderson counters with a lovely straight right hand! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Neo dips to his left and cracks Denderson with an uppercut! Neo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Han Denderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Denderson lands with a good body shot.#CL# Denderson instigates a clinch. #T1# Neo scores with a nice hook to the head.#TD# Denderson has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Neo is trying to keep an underhook but Denderson manages to get the takedown into half guard. Denderson is nestled in close to Neo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Neo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Denderson. Denderson looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Neo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Denderson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Neo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Denderson. Denderson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Neo won't allow Denderson to pass to mount. Neo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. 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! Denderson lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Neo! More strikes land and this one is all over! Denderson jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Han Denderson! A very excited looking Han Denderson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
LIA 26: Parlance Of Our Times
Date: Dec 24, 2016 |
#R1# Neo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ho . Neo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ho paws at him with a jab and circles away. Ho lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.#CL# Neo rushes Ho and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Neo keeps control of Ho as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Neo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ho misses with a punch to the body.
Neo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Neo can't find room to land a body shot as Ho controls the action.
Neo tries to throw a body punch but Ho avoids it by throwing Neo back against the cage. Neo can't find room to land a body shot as Ho controls the action.
Ho lands a right hand. Neo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Neo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ho 's elbow. Neo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Neo misses with the head strike.
Ho lands with a left to the head. Ho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Ho on the inside. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#T1# Neo trying to stall but Ho improves his position.
Neo misses with a punch to the body.
Neo struggles to land a body shot inside as Ho controls his hands.
Neo misses with the head strike.
Ho lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #BC2# Ho pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Neo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Neo wants to clinch. Ho scores with a body shot.
Neo moves to clinch but Ho breaks away and Ho counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Neo moves out of range of the strikes.#T2# Ho avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Neo ducks under a wild hook from Ho . Nice defenses there by Neo. Neo tries to clinch but fails miserably and Ho counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CL# Neo has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Neo lands a nice uppercut. A head punch on the inside from Neo fails to land. Neo misses with a punch on the inside.
Neo scores with an uppercut up the middle. Ho throws a head punch that misses. Neo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Ho lands a hook that snaps the head of Neo backwards. #BC2# Ho breaks from the clinch.
Ho keeps the fight on the outside. Neo tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Ho counters with a stiff right hand. #T3# Ho throws a hook to the side of Neo's head but Neo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Ho circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ho ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Neo wants to clinch up but Ho keeps it at a distance. Taiwei Neo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Neo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Neo moves in looking to clinch but Ho pushes him off. Ho fails to land with a series of punches.
Neo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ho paws at him with a jab and circles away. A little jabbing left from Ho on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. We've been informed that Ho has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight. Neo tries to clinch but Ho is having none of it. A jab from Ho misses. Neo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ho . Neo seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance. Ho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Neo tries to clinch but Ho moves out of range. Neo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ho . Ho circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ho circles away from the clinch attempt.
#T4# Neo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Ho throws a jab but it's blocked by Neo. Neo tries to clinch but fails miserably and Ho counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Neo is looking to clinch but Ho is avoiding it.
Ho misses with a hook. Neo ducked under it nicely. Neo doesn't manage to clinch there - Ho circles away.
Ho circles away from the clinch attempt and Ho counters with a lovely straight right hand! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! The fight stays on the outside here - Neo looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Neo tries to clinch but Ho moves out of range. Neo is looking to clinch. Ho is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. Neo moves out of range of the strikes. Some wild striking there from Ho .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nam Ho dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action! #R2# Ho throws a jab but it's blocked by Neo. Neo is looking to counter the offense by Ho and move into the clinch. Neo tries to clinch there but Ho circles away.
Neo moves out of range of the strikes. Neo is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Neo tries to clinch up but Ho circles away and keeps his distance. Ho misses with a wild body shot. #CL# Neo closes the distance and clinches. Ho lands a nice uppercut. Neo can't find room to land a body shot as Ho controls the action.
Ho lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Neo. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Neo misses with the head strike.
Ho prevents a body shot from Neo. Ho has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Neo has a couple of punches blocked by Ho .
Ho effectively controlling the action here. Neo can't find room to land a body shot as Ho controls the action.
#T1# Ho stalls. Neo throws a head punch that misses. Neo looking to stall.
Ho lands a hook to the side of the head. Neo blocks a body shot from Ho . Nam Ho seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. A hook to the body from Ho .
Neo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Neo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Ho misses with a punch on the inside.
Ho lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Ho tries to break the clinch but Neo is controlling the position. Neo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Neo struggles to land a body shot inside as Ho controls his hands.
Ho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ho lands with a right to the head. #T2# A short right hand to the side of the head by Ho . Neo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ho . Ho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ho working some nice short punches in the clinch. Ho lands a nice shot to the body. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Neo tries to work over Ho 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Ho lands a left hand that snaps the head of Neo backwards. Ho makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Ho can't find room to land a body shot as Neo controls the action.
Neo misses with some punches.
Ho scores with a nice hook to the head. Neo looking to stall.
Ho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Neo's elbow. Neo scores with an uppercut up the middle. Nice body punch from Ho . Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T3# A battle for position here, against the cage. Neo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ho tries a body shot but Neo blocks it.
Ho prevents a body shot from Neo. A left hand lands to the body for Ho .
Ho lands a hook to the side of the head. Ho lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Ho - that landed with a thud.
A nice left hand lands by Ho .
#ROC2# Neo is rocked! Ho creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Neo's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Neo drops to his knees and Ho pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nam Ho !
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Event:
LIA 22: I Wasn't Listening
Date: Dec 10, 2016 |
#R1# Power throws a push kick but Neo slaps the foot to one side. #CL2# Power closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. A nice left hand lands by Neo.
Neo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Neo stalling in the clinch.
Neo lands with a right to the head. Neo is working Power over against the cage. Neo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Power wants to break free but Neo has control.
Neo lands a left hand.
Power has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Neo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Power wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Power pushes off an throws an elbow but Neo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Power tries to score a body lock takedown but Neo shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Neo lands a left hand.
Neo lands a shot to the body. Neo stalling against the cage.
Power goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#T1# A nice left hand lands by Neo.
Neo prevents Power from breaking the clinch. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Neo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Neo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Powers head. Neo works on Power's body with a couple of short punches. Power is trying to pull guard but Neo has him pressed against the cage. Taiwei Neo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Power. Power drops down looking for an ankle pick but Neo pulls his leg out and moves away.
#CL# Neo moves into the clinch. Neo is pressed up against the cage. Power has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Neo down to the mat. Neo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. #CL# Neo moves into the clinch. A nice left hand lands by Neo.
Neo lands a nice shot to the body. Power has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#T2# Neo has Power pressed against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Neo.
Neo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. A battle for position here, against the cage. Neo lands a shot to the body. Neo scores with a shoulder strike. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Power fails to pull guard.
Neo has Power pushed against the cage. Power is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. A short right from Neo. Neo is defending well against a takedown attempt. Neo is struggling to control the position. Neo scores with a nice hook to the head.#T3# Neo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Power backwards. Neo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Neo working some nice short punches in the clinch. A right handed body shot lands from Neo.
Neo prevents the takedown attempt.
Power is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Neo is keeping busy. Power wants to break free but Neo has control.
Neo works on Power's body with a couple of short punches. Neo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Neo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Neo is defending well against a takedown attempt. Power looks winded! Power tries to pull guard but Neo forces him back to his feet, against the cage. A short left from Neo. Neo stalling.
#T4# Neo is working Power over against the cage. Neo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Neo stalling the fight.
Neo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Neo pushes Power back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Power is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Power jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Neo walks away with a smile on his face. Power gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL# Neo has managed to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Power jumps guard but Neo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. Neo pushes Power back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Neo lands a body punch. A right hook to the body lands for Neo.
Nice body punch from Neo. Neo works on Power's body with a couple of short punches. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taiwei Neo dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. #R2##CL# Neo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Power, pushing him back against the cage. Neo lands a right hand. Power can't find room to land a body shot as Neo controls the action.
Neo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Power backwards. Power trying to stall but Neo improves his position.
Neo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Power backwards. Neo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Power or not. Neo lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Neo scores with a nice short uppercut. Power tries to break free but Neo pushes him back against the cage. Power can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Power jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Neo walks away with a smile on his face. Power gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL# Neo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Neo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Neo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Power backwards. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Neo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Neo stalling the fight.
#T1# Neo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Power. Neo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Power can do to turn this around? Neo has Power pushed against the cage. Power is working for takedown but Neo is calmly controlling the position for now. Power is breathing heavily. A right hook to the body lands for Neo.
Neo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. A short right from Neo on the inside. Neo looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio. Stalling in the clinch from Neo.
Power fails to pull guard.
Taiwei Neo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Power. Neo controlling the action here for a moment.
Neo lands a nice uppercut. Neo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#T2# Power is trying to break free. A nice right hand lands inside from Neo. Neo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Neo lands a hook to the side of the head. Neo scores with an uppercut up the middle.#ROC# Power is rocked! Neo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Power is still on wobbly legs! Can Neo finish him? 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! Power is looking to break free of the clinch but Neo has double underhooks. Power seems to have recovered his senses. Neo taking a breather. Power drops down looking for an ankle pick but Neo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Power shoots in but Neo avoids the takedown attempt easily.#CL# Power tries to keep at a distance but Neo has taken the fight into the clinch. Neo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#T3# A left hand lands to the body for Neo.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Neo. Power wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Neo has him pressed against the cage. Neo lands a left hand.
Neo digs a right hand into Power's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Power's gas tank. Neo lands a left hand.
Neo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Power backwards. Neo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Power wants to take the fight to the mat but Neo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch. Neo lands a nice uppercut. Neo scores with a shot to the side of Power's head. Neo lands with a short shot to the head. Neo digs a right hand underneath Power's ribcage. Power let out a lung full of air as it connected. Neo gets through Power's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. 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! Neo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. #T4# A body shot lands from Neo.
Power tries to pull guard but Neo forces him back to his feet, against the cage. A shot in the inside from Neo. Power letting Neo take a breather here. Neo gets underhooks to prevent Power's takedown attempt.
Neo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Neo lands a hook to the side of the head. Neo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Neo lands an uppercut. Neo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Power. Neo is working Power over against the cage. Neo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Neo lands a right hand. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taiwei Neo dominated that second round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round! #R3##CL# Neo pushes Power up against the cage in a clinch. A short left from Neo. Neo cracks Power with a nice body shot. Power tries to throw a body punch but Neo avoids it by throwing Power back against the cage. Power is trying to pull guard but Neo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. Neo lands with a short shot to the head. Neo scores with a hook to the body. Power has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. A short body shot lands from Neo as the two fighters clinch.
Neo lands with a right to the head. Neo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. The referee calls for Neo to work.
Neo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Power takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Power tries to pull guard but Neo holds him up against the cage and eventually Power drops back down to his feet.
Neo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #T1# Neo stalling in the clinch.
Power misses with a knee strike.
Neo lands a right hand. Neo is stalling here.
Power tries for a takedown but Neo manages to get underhooks.
Taiwei Neo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Power. Nice body punch from Neo - that landed with a thud.
Neo gets through Power's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Neo gets through Power's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. A frustrated look appears on Power's face as he tries to break the clinch. Neo is working Power over against the cage. Neo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Power. Neo lands with a right to the head. Neo is working Power over against the cage. Nice body punch from Neo - that landed with a thud.
#T2# Neo lands a right hand. Neo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Neo. 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! Neo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Neo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Taiwei Neo has scored more points in the clinch so far. Neo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Neo pushes Power back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. A short uppercut from Neo. Neo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Neo pushes Power back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Neo lands with a short shot to the head. Neo lands a body shot. #T3# The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Neo stops a takedown attempt from Power.
Neo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Neo lands a body punch. A short uppercut from Neo. Power wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Neo has him pressed against the cage. A short right from Neo. Neo leaning against his opponent.
Power tries for a takedown but Neo manages to get underhooks.
Power is trying to pull guard but Neo has him pressed against the cage. Taiwei Neo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Neo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Neo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
#T4# Neo lands a shoulder strike. Neo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Power backwards. Neo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Neo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. A body shot lands from Neo.
Power looking to stall.
Neo stalling the fight.
Come on Neo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Neo leaning his opponent against the cage. Max Power has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Neo digs a right hand underneath Power's ribcage. Power let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that's the end of the fight! Taiwei Neo showed his dominance in that final round. Well Neo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:24 Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:24 Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taiwei Neo!
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Event:
LIA 18: A Stranger In The Alps
Date: Nov 26, 2016 |
#R1##CL2# Neo closes the distance and clinches. Weaver tries to work over Neo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Neo lands with a left to the head. Neo throws a punch but it's blocked by Weaver. Neo misses with a short punch on the inside. Neo throws a punch but it's blocked by Weaver. Neo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Weaver. #CUT# It looks like Taiwei Neo has been cut. Weaver blocking some punches.
A short body shot lands from Weaver as the two fighters clinch.
Neo blocks an uppercut.
Weaver blocking some punches.
Neo misses with a punch on the inside.
Weaver lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Neo. Neo takes an elbow to the temple. Neo working aggressively here.
Neo takes an elbow to the forehead. This has been an exciting period of action! Weaver lands an elbow that stopped Neo in his tracks for a moment. Weaver tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Weaver lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Weaver works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Neo looks winded! Weaver can't find room to land a body shot as Neo controls the action.
Weaver tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T1# A head punch blocked on the inside by Weaver. Weaver blocks an uppercut.
Weaver lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. A short right from Weaver. Weaver lands an elbow inside that Neo shrugs off. Neo working aggressively here.
Weaver lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Weaver creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Neo's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Neo drops to his knees and Weaver pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyrone Weaver! After the fight, Tyrone Weaver was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Event:
LIA 12: I Am The Walrus
Date: Nov 05, 2016 |
#R1# Panchenko shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Panchenko has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.#CL# Neo rushes Panchenko and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. A short right from Neo. Neo scores with a shoulder strike. Neo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Panchenko looks winded! Neo is working Panchenko over against the cage. Neo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Panchenko backwards. The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Panchenko fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A right hand to the body from Neo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Neo lands a nice uppercut. Neo lands a shoulder strike. Neo lands with a left to the head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Neo lands with a right to the head. A short right from Neo. #ROC# Panchenko is rocked!#T1# Neo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Panchenko backwards. Panchenko is still on wobbly legs! Can Neo finish him? Stalling in the clinch from Neo.
Neo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Neo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Neo avoiding damage.
Neo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Neo lands a big right hand that drops Panchenko! The killer instinct kicks in and Neo finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Neo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taiwei Neo!
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Event:
LIA 8: Eight Year-Olds, Dude
Date: Oct 22, 2016 |
#R1# Nico lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nico throws a lazy right hand but Neo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Nico avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nico throws out a counter right but Neo avoids it with no problem. Nico catches Neo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Neo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Island Top Team in the buildup to the fight. Nico missing with a left hand there. Neo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Neo throws a big counter combination but Nico scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. Nico rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Neo moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Nico thows a left - swing and a miss! Neo slips a straight right by Nico. Neo feinted with a counter takedown. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Nico throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nico misses with a looping right.#CL# Neo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Neo looks to throw an elbow but misses. #T1# Nico misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. Neo is looking to control Nico's arms but Nico gets an underhook and turns him. Now Neo has his back to the cage. A short uppercut from Nico. A head punch on the inside from Nico fails to land. Neo looking to slow down the pace here. Nico scores with a shot to the side of Neo's head. Nico misses with a punch to the body.
Nico digs a right hand into Neo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Neo's gas tank. Neo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nico. A short uppercut from Nico. A hook to the body from Nico.
#TD# Neo manages to pull guard.
Nico is looking to stand up but Neo won't let him. Nico really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Neo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Nico stopping the sweep attempt from Neo.#T2# Nico trying to stand up but can't free himself from Neo's guard.#SU2# Nico stands and steps away. Neo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. Neo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Neo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Neo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nico looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. A big right from Nico misses. Neo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. This has been an exciting period of action! Neo moves into range and connects with a jab. Nico misses with a hook.#T3# Nico lands a lovely overhand right. Nico thows a left - swing and a miss! Nico throws out a loose jab but Neo uses good head movement to avoid it. Neo dives in and grabs Nico's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nico pushes down on Neo's head and hops out. Neo fails in his attempt to clinch. Nico might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Neo lands a head shot. Nico misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nico throws an off balance right hand
and Neo counters with a lovely straight right hand! The fight stays on the outside here - Neo looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Nico throws out a counter right but Neo avoids it with no problem.#T4# Nico throws a hook but Neo avoids it easily. Neo tries to clinch but Nico is having none of it. Nico looks like he wants to counter punch here. Nico lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Neo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nico paws at him with a jab and circles away. Nico looks to land a left hand but Neo moved out of range nicely. Neo looks for a takedown but Nico sprawls well. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taiwei Neo. That's going to take a lot out of him. No joy there for Nico, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
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! A jab from Nico does it's job there. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicolas Nico dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. #R2# Neo fails in his attempt to clinch. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nico! But no joy. Nico showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Neo.
Taiwei Neo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Neo fails in his attempt to clinch. Nico lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#ROC2# Neo is rocked! Neo moves in looking to clinch but Nico pushes him off. Oh Neo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Neo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nico manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. A little jabbing left from Nico on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Neo seems to have got his legs back now. Nico throws a hook but Neo blocks it. It looked like Neo was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Neo tries to clinch up. Nico avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Neo fails with an attempt to clinch.
#T1##KD2# Nico cracks Neo with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Nico has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Neo to stand back up! Nico looks to throw the jab but Neo is out of range. Neo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nico is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Neo with a body shot. Neo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#CL# Neo has closed the distance and engaged Nico in a clinch.
Neo blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Neo. 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! Nico throws a head punch that misses. Nico misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Neo. Nico blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nico has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#TD# Neo manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. Nico would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. #T2##SU2# Nico gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. #KD2# Nico drops Neo with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Neo looks back up at him and smiles so Nico waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Nico misses with a wild body shot. Neo is looking to clinch but Nico is avoiding it.
Neo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nico manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Neo tries to clinch up. Nicolas Nico seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T3# Nico scores with a jab to the jaw. Nico drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Neo right on the button. Neo goes down! Nico follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Nico gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nicolas Nico! Nicolas Nico decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 12, 2016 |
#R1# Neo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Gustavo has a takedown stuffed. Gustavo avoids a punch combination nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gustavo . Neo does a little dance to reset his feet. Gustavo fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Neo lands a nice looking body shot.
Gustavo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. The crowd cheers as Gustavo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Neo doesn't seem phased though. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL# Neo has Gustavo up against the cage in a clinch.
Gustavo is looking to control Neo's arms but Neo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gustavo has his back to the cage. #BC2# Gustavo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#T1# Gustavo throws a leg kick but Neo sees it coming and checks it nicely. Neo moves away from the strike by Gustavo . Gustavo with a poor takedown #CL# and Neo counters by moving into the clinch. Taiwei Neo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ottwelder Gustavo . Neo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Neo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Gustavo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#BC2# Gustavo breaks from the clinch.
#CL2# Gustavo moves into the clinch. Neo lands with a left to the head. Neo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Neo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Gustavo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gustavo fails to pull guard.
#T2##BC2# Gustavo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Taiwei Neo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL# Neo has managed to clinch.
Come on Neo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gustavo leaning his opponent against the cage. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Neo working some nice short punches in the clinch. Neo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gustavo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Neo smiles and moves away.
Gustavo shoots in and drives through. Neo sprawls well. Gustavo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Gustavo looks winded!#T3# Gustavo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Neo throws out a powerful jab.#CL# Neo clinches with his opponent.
A bit of stalling here from Neo.
A short right from Neo. Gustavo fails to pull guard.
#BC# Neo breaks from the clinch.
Neo with a jab. No luck with that takedown attempt from Gustavo . #T4# Neo lands with a hook. Gustavo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #CL# Neo moves into range and clinches up with Gustavo . Gustavo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gustavo is trying to maintain a safe position but Neo gets an underhook and turns Gustavo into the cage. Neo misses with a knee strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Neo has Gustavo pressed against the cage.
Gustavo jumps guard but Neo stands there with Gustavo around his waist. Gustavo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gustavo is trying to pull guard but Neo has him pressed against the cage. Neo lands a shot to the body. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taiwei Neo dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action! #R2# Gustavo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.#CL# Neo moves into the clinch successfully.
Neo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Gustavo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Neo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. A short uppercut from Neo. Neo prevents the takedown attempt.
Taiwei Neo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ottwelder Gustavo . Gustavo takes a shot to the head. Gustavo tries to score a body lock takedown but Neo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.#BC# Neo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL# Neo clinches. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Neo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Neo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Neo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gustavo is breathing heavily.#BC2# Gustavo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T1# Gustavo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gustavo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gustavo dives in for a single leg takedown but Neo sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage. An inside leg kick from Gustavo misses. #CL# Neo has Gustavo up against the cage in a clinch.
Gustavo can't get the takedown.
Neo lands a body punch in the clinch. Neo is pushing Gustavo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Gustavo tries to pull guard but Neo won't allow it.
#T2# Neo scores with a shot to the side of Gustavo 's head. Gustavo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Neo scores with a nice hook to the head. A bit of stalling here from Neo.
Neo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Neo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Neo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gustavo blocks it with crossed arms. Neo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#BC# Neo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2# Gustavo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC2# Gustavo breaks from the clinch.
#T3# Nice shot lands for Neo. Gustavo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice uppercut lands for Neo. That snapped Gustavo 's head back.
#CUT# It looks like Ottwelder Gustavo has been cut. Neo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Gustavo throws a wild hook but Neo just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Gustavo gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Neo raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taiwei Neo!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 09, 2016 |
#R1##CL2# Van Tilen pushes Neo up against the cage in a clinch. Van Tilen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Neo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Neo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Van Tilen backwards. Van Tilen misses with a knee to the head. #TD# Neo turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Neo manages to end up in side control. Neo lands a few punches from side control. Neo sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Van Tilen is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Van Tilen takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head. Neo scores with a couple of short elbows.#ROC# Van Tilen is rocked! The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Neo scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Van Tilen is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Neo can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taiwei Neo!
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Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 30, 2016 |
#R1# Navarro scores with a crisp jab that stopped Neo in his tracks. Neo tries to clinch there but Navarro circles away.
Neo wants to clinch up but Navarro keeps it at a distance.#CL# Neo closes the distance and pushes Navarro back into the cage. Neo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Neo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Neo taking a breather. Neo swings wildly with an uppercut but Navarro uses good head movement to avoid it. Neo lands a shoulder strike. Neo fails to pull guard.
Neo is trying to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Neo lands with a left to the head. Neo throws a head punch that misses. Neo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Neo blocking some punches.
Neo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Navarro to keep the fight standing. Navarro misses with the head strike.
#T1# Neo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Navarro backwards. Neo misses with a hook from the clinch. Neo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taiwei Neo. That's going to take a lot out of him. Navarro throws a head punch that misses. Neo is working for takedown but Navarro is calmly controlling the position for now. A short right hand to the side of the head by Navarro. Navarro has a couple of punches blocked by Neo.
Navarro dodges an elbow strike from Neo.
Neo jumps guard but Navarro turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. Neo working aggressively here.
Navarro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Neo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Neo prevents Navarro from breaking the clinch. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Navarro. Navarro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Navarro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Neo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Navarro digs a right hand into Neo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Neo's gas tank. Navarro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Navarro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Navarro pushes Neo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Neo is breathing heavily.#T2# Neo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Navarro tries to circle away but Neo has him pinned against the cage. Navarro misses with a hook from the clinch. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Navarro misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Neo fails to land. #BC# Neo breaks the clinch.
Navarro connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Neo tries to clinch but Navarro moves away and Navarro counters with a straight right hand. Neo closes the distance but Navarro moves to the side and Navarro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#ROC2# Neo is rocked! Navarro Throws a clean left jab. Navarro Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Neo's chin! Neo crumbles to the ground and Navarro follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Navarro!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dong Navarro! A very excited looking Dong Navarro made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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