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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
CEFC Fight for the troops 2
Date: Dec 19, 2016 |
#R1#
Ben Joshua closes the distance and lands a one-two.#CUT#
It looks like Bobby Leo has been cut.
Ben Joshua circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ben Joshua blocks a leg kick.
Ben Joshua throws a right hand that Leo ducks under and follows up with a left that Leo also avoids with ease.
Ben Joshua rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#CL2#
Leo takes the fight into the clinch.
Leo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Leo tries to pull guard but Ben Joshua won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Ben Joshua breaks from the clinch.
Ben Joshua digs a good hook to Leo's body.
Leo tries to clinch but Ben Joshua moves away
and Ben Joshua counters with a one-two to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ben Joshua throws a nice looking combination but Leo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#T1#
Ben Joshua comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ben Joshua lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Caleb Ben Joshua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ben Joshua misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ben Joshua stuffs the takedown.
Caleb Ben Joshua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Leo.
Ben Joshua misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ben Joshua tries to bum rush Leo with a series of wild strikes but Leo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#CL2#
Leo darts in and clinches Ben Joshua up against the cage.
Leo tries to land a knee to the head but Ben Joshua blocks with his arms.
Ben Joshua wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
#BC2#
Leo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leo looks for a takedown but Ben Joshua sprawls well.
Leo slips a jab and a cross from Ben Joshua.
Leo is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Leo throws a leg kick
and Ben Joshua counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ben Joshua lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leo circles away quickly and effectively.
Leo unleashes a big counter combination but Ben Joshua bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.#T2#
Ben Joshua fails to land with a series of punches.
#TD2#
Ben Joshua tries to sprawl but Leo drives through with a takedown into half guard.#ES#
Ben Joshua manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Leo keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Leo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ben Joshua tries to break the clinch but Leo is controlling the position.
Ben Joshua tries to break the clinch but Leo is controlling the position. #TD2#
Leo ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Leo no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Ben Joshua postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Leo with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Ben Joshua can't handle though.
Leo is looking to stand up but Ben Joshua isn't so interested in that idea.
Leo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ben Joshua throws a big elbow that misses.
Ben Joshua throwing strikes from guard but Leo blocks nicely. #T3#
Ben Joshua is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Leo working a defensive guard here.
Ben Joshua works over Leo with some ground and pound from guard.
Ben Joshua with a flurry of punches that miss.
Leo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ben Joshua.
Ben Joshua throws a big elbow that misses.
Ben Joshua lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ben Joshua throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ben Joshua scoring with punches to the head and body.
Leo has momentary wrist control but Ben Joshua slips an elbow through the middle.
Ben Joshua throwing strikes from guard but Leo blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ben Joshua trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ben Joshua looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Ben Joshua with a flurry of punches that miss.
Leo is trying to keep Ben Joshua in close.
#T4#
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ben Joshua postures up in Leo's guard and throws a big left but Leo blocks it.
Leo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ben Joshua postures up in Leo's guard and throws a big left but Leo blocks it.
Leo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ben Joshua. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Leo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ben Joshua working some strikes from top position.
Ben Joshua scoring with some ground and pound.
Ben Joshua throws a big elbow that misses.
Ben Joshua trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Leo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ben Joshua content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ben Joshua trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Leo is looking to stand up but Ben Joshua isn't so interested in that idea.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ben Joshua's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ben Joshua 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.
Ben Joshua postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caleb Ben Joshua dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Leo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Some wild striking there from Ben Joshua.
A punch combination from Ben Joshua misses.
Ben Joshua misses with the combination.
Ben Joshua misses with a few strikes there.
Caleb Ben Joshua is winning the standup battle so far.
Ben Joshua's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ben Joshua duly obliges.
Caleb Ben Joshua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice combination there by Ben Joshua.
#ROC#
Leo is rocked!
Leo has his takedown stuffed
and Ben Joshua scores with a counter punch that sends Leo to the canvas! Ben Joshua smells blood - he's punishing Leo with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Leo has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Caleb Ben Joshua!
During a confident post fight interview, Caleb Ben Joshua thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
CEFC Fight Night 85
Date: Nov 28, 2016 |
#R1##CL2#
Leo clinches up with Justice and pushes him back against the cage.#BC#
Justice escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
Leo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Justice cracks Leo with a nice body shot.
Leo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Justice's elbow. #BC#
Justice breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Justice works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#CUT#
It looks like Bobby Leo has been cut.#CL2#
Leo moves into the clinch.
Leo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.#BC#
Justice breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#TD#
Justice closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Leo to the mat! Leo manages to get full guard.
Leo is adopting a defensive guard.
Justice lands a couple of elbows.
Justice 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Justice.
Justice keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Leo's head.#T1#
Justice is looking to work some ground and pound but Leo has wrist control.#SUB#
Justice is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Justice passes easily into side control. Nice work.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Leo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Leo is looking for a sweep.
Justice working away.
Leo taking punishment in the form of punches.
Justice postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Justice moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Justice lands some shots froms side control.
Leo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Justice. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Justice scoring with punches from side control. #T2#
Justice blocks the strikes from Leo.
Justice working the ground and pound.#ROC#
Leo is rocked!#SUB#
Justice working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Leo is still in real trouble! Can Justice finish him?
Justice scoring with punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SUB#
Justice has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Leo is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Justice yanks on the arm and Leo is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Justice.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Blake Justice!
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Event:
QFC Tournament 703 Round 2
Date: Nov 23, 2016 |
#R1##TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Leo enables Conor to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Leo manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Conor loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Conor forces his way into half guard.
Conor throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Leo is looking to improve his position.
Conor lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Conor looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Leo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Leo is looking for a sweep. Conor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB#
Conor seems to be working for a kimura but Leo defends the submission attempt.
Leo keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Leo wants to improve his position but Conor is controlling well.
#T1#
Leo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Conor.
Conor missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Leo wants to get back to full guard.
Conor 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.
Conor is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Leo avoids a series of strikes thrown by Conor.
Conor thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Conor scoring with strikes but Leo is staying in there.
Leo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Conor misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Conor can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Leo is looking to escape.
Conor fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
#CUT#
It looks like Bobby Leo has been cut.
Conor looking to control but Leo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #T2#
Conor throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Leo blocking the ground and pound.
Leo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Conor. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Conor throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Conor trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Leo is looking to improve his position but Conor isn't that keen on the idea.
Conor sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Leo really wants to buck Conor off and get back to his feet. #SUB#
Conor is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Conor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mcgregor Conor!
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Event:
QFC Tournament 703 Round 1
Date: Nov 22, 2016 |
#R1#
Bethel shoots for a takedown but Leo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Leo feints the counter takedown.#TD2#
Leo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. #SUB2#
Leo goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Bethel has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Leo but great work by Bethel.#SU#
Bethel decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Leo throws a leg kick but Bethel sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bethel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Leo! But no joy.
Leo wants to land a leg kick but Bethel is out of range. #TD2#
Leo drives through with a takedown into Bethel's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leo postures up.
Bethel being controlled here, momentarily.
Leo prevents Bethel from getting back to his feet. #T1#
Leo is stalling in the full guard.
Bethel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bethel is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Leo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Leo stays in close to Bethel's body and controls the position. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nice takedown defense from Leo. No joy for Bethel on that attempt. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bethel shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeremiah Bethel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bethel closes this distance looking for a takedown but Leo circles away.
Leo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bethel drops down looking for a counter takedown but Leo sprawls and moves away.#TD2#
Leo shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bethel's guard.#ES#
Bethel is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Leo presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Bethel is breathing heavily.
Bethel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Leo avoiding damage.
Bethel lands a hook to the side of the head.#TD2#
Leo gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bethel could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.#SUB2#
Bethel is defending against the submission attempts here by Leo.
#T3#
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Leo in particular looking to stall.
Leo is thwarting Bethel's attempts to control the position.
Leo stalling. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Leo stops Bethel from getting back to his feet.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Leo is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Leo blocks a head kick by Bethel.
#TD2#
Leo shoots in and gets a takedown into Bethel's guard.
Leo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Leo tries to stand but Bethel is controlling from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bobby Leo will probably get the nod.
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#
Leo throws a body punch but Bethel moves out of range.
Bethel doesn't succeed with the takedown#TD2#
and Leo counters with a shoot takedown. Bethel fights it but they end up in guard. #ES#
Bethel has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Leo is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Bethel jumps guard but Leo stands there with Bethel around his waist. Bethel gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Leo is trying to force a seperation but Bethel has the dominant position.
Leo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
#TD2#
Leo pulls guard effortlessly.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Leo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Leo is controlling Bethel's posture.
Jeremiah Bethel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Leo keeping moving, preventing Bethel from controlling successfully.
Bethel might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#T1#
Bethel being controlled here momentarily.
Leo wants to sweep here but Bethel controlling him for the moment. #SUB2#
Leo working for a triangle but Bethel defends it easily.
#SUB2#
Leo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bethel can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Leo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Leo wants to clinch up but Bethel keeps it at a distance.#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Leo. #ES#
Bethel throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!#KD2#
Leo drops Bethel with a beautiful combination! Bethel stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Leo is looking for the KO!#ROC2#
Bethel is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Jeremiah Bethel has been cut.
Leo batters Bethel with a massive right followed by a huge left! Bethel is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Leo lands a final crushing right hand to drop Bethel to the mat with a gruesome thud! Leo is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bobby Leo!
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