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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 20, 2017 |
#R1#
Connor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Suvorov tries to clinch up.
Connor scores with a shot to the body.
Connor misses with a body shot.
Connor's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Connor duly obliges. #TD2#
Suvorov closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Connor's guard.
Suvorov postures up in Connor's guard and throws a big left but Connor blocks it.
Suvorov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Suvorov connects with a couple of short punches.
Suvorov is stalling in the full guard.
Connor wants to get back to his feet but Suvorov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Suvorov is in close to Connor's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Suvorov throwing strikes from guard but Connor blocks nicely.
Suvorov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Suvorov stops Connor from standing up. #T1#
Connor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Suvorov with a nice head shot there.
Suvorov wants to control from the top but Connor keeps moving.
Suvorov seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Connor wants to stand but Suvorov is controlling the position.
Suvorov stays in close to Connor's body and controls the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Suvorov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Connor wants to get back to his feet but Suvorov is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Suvorov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Suvorov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Suvorov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Connor misses with a wild body shot.
Connor looks to score with a jab to the body but Suvorov is just out of range.
Suvorov throws a right and a left that Connor avoids nicely.
Connor appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Suvorov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Connor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dan Connor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Suvorov throws a body shot but no joy.
Connor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Connor lands with a shot to the body.
Connor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A big right from Suvorov misses.
Connor closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Connor is breathing heavily.#T3#
Connor avoids the head kick by Suvorov.
Suvorov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Connor counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Suvorov takes a swing at Connor's ribcage but misses.
Suvorov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Suvorov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
#CL2#
Suvorov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Suvorov goes for a takedown in the clinch but Connor prevents it.
Connor wants to get back to striking at distance but Suvorov won't allow it.
#BC#
Connor breaks the clinch.
Connor throws a series of punches but Suvorov moves out of range.
Suvorov unleashes a big counter combination but Connor bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A big right from Suvorov misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Connor misses the target.
Suvorov throws a hook but Connor avoids it easily.
Connor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
#T4#
Suvorov avoids the body shot from Connor.
Suvorov throws a sloppy body shot
and Connor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Suvorov is looking to score with low kicks.
Suvorov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Suvorov throws a right hand that Connor ducks under and follows up with a left that Connor also avoids with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suvorov misses with a hook. Connor ducked under it nicely.
Connor dodges the punch combination from Suvorov.
Connor misses with a wild body shot. #CL2#
Suvorov moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Suvorov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Danga de danga de dang - Connor scores with a four punch combination!
Connor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Suvorov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Connor dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Connor misses with a series of wild punches.
Connor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Suvorov was well out of range. Poor timing from Connor.
Connor misses with a hook. Suvorov ducked under it nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Suvorov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Connor was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Suvorov throws a looping overhand right but Connor ducks down to avoid it.
Connor blocks a jab.
Connor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suvorov loads up on a big right hand but Connor slips the punch.
Connor avoids the body shot from Suvorov.
Suvorov misses with a lunging right hand
letting Connor counter with a right hand.
Dan Connor is winning the standup battle so far.
Suvorov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. #CL2#
Suvorov closes the distance and clinches. #T1##BC2#
Suvorov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL2#
Suvorov clinches with his opponent.
#BC2#
Suvorov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Suvorov shoots in and drives through. Connor sprawls well.
Connor keeps the fight on the outside.
Suvorov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Connor circles away quickly and effectively.
Suvorov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Connor scores with a hook to the body. Suvorov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Suvorov is breathing heavily.
Connor shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Suvorov eats them both and turns towards Connor to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Connor. Suvorov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Connor throws a body shot but no joy.
Suvorov throws a body punch but Connor moves out of range.
Connor scores with a nice right hand.
#T2#
Connor lands with an overhand left.
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!
Connor with a nice cross.
Suvorov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Connor counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Suvorov misses with a combination
and Connor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Connor misses with a two punch combination.
Nice cross by Connor.#CL2#
Suvorov instigates a clinch.
Suvorov keeps control of Connor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Connor gets underhooks to prevent Suvorov's takedown attempt.
Suvorov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Connor's efforts to push away.
Connor can't break the clinch.
Suvorov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Connor gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dan Connor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Suvorov.#T3#
Suvorov tries for a takedown but Connor manages to get underhooks.
Connor is trying to break free.
Connor is looking to break free of the clinch but Suvorov has double underhooks. #BC2#
Suvorov manages to break the clinch.
Connor falls off balance throwing a combination
#TD2#
and Suvorov counters with a takedown into side control.
Connor wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Suvorov landing strikes.
Connor takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.#T4#
Connor wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Suvorov lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Connor down.
You can see the frustration on Connor's face as Suvorov controls the position.
Connor takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Suvorov trying to control the position but Connor is working away.
Connor wants to get back to his feet.
Suvorov connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Connor some visible discomfort.
Connor is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Suvorov has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Connor trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Suvorov working the ground and pound from side control.
Connor is trying to get back to his feet.
The referee asks Suvorov politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Suvorov prefers to stall for the moment though.
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 Dan Connor will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Suvorov misses with a double jab
and Suvorov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Connor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Suvorov.
Connor was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A combination from Connor does no damage.
We've been told by Connor's head coaches at Cozad MMA Los Angeles that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Alex Suvorov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Connor digs a good hook to Suvorov's body.
Connor punishes Suvorov's body with a nice straight punch.
Suvorov misses with the combination.
Connor misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Suvorov. Those never looked like landing.
Connor moves out of range of the leg kick from Suvorov.
Suvorov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Connor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T1#
Suvorov throws a body shot but no joy.
Connor seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Suvorov shoots for a takedown but Connor saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Connor scores with a hook.
Connor misses with a combination
#TD2#
and Suvorov counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Connor!
Suvorov lands a decent elbow from side control.
Connor is not content to let Suvorov control the position.
Connor is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Suvorov asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Connor is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Connor is trying to escape and get back to his feet.#T2#
Connor takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.#ES#
Connor throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL2#
Suvorov has managed to clinch.
Connor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Connor is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#BC2#
Suvorov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Suvorov tries for a takedown but Connor circles away easily
and Connor counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Suvorov thinking.
Connor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Suvorov manages to avoid it.
Suvorov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Connor counters with a right hand to the body.
Connor ducks under a wild hook from Suvorov.
Connor is looking for a counter combo.#T3#
Suvorov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Connor counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Alex Suvorov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dan Connor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Suvorov.
Connor jabs Suvorov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Suvorov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Suvorov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Connor counters with a right hand to the body.
Suvorov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice shot by Connor.
Connor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #CL2#
Suvorov has taken the fight to the clinch.
#BC2#
Suvorov breaks from the clinch.
Connor just misses with a punch to the body.
#T4#
Suvorov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A left and a right from Connor both land. Nice combination.
Connor is looking to wear down Suvorov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Connor throws a body punch but Suvorov moves out of range.
Suvorov throws a counter combo.
Suvorov is looking to land body kicks.
Connor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Suvorov.
Suvorov throws a push kick but Connor slaps the foot to one side.
Suvorov throws a right hand that misses
and Suvorov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slow jab from Suvorov misses its intended target.
A punch combination from Suvorov misses.
Connor seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Suvorov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Suvorov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
An attempted straight right counter from Connor misses the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Connor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Connor, 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Connor!
Dan Connor 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:
KOFC 35 - Diehard vs Grice 2
Date: Mar 25, 2017 |
#R1#
Smiff jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Suvorov looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Suvorov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#CL#
Suvorov rushes Smiff and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC2#
Smiff breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Suvorov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smiff.
Suvorov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smiff misses with a wild combination.
Suvorov keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice takedown defense from Smiff. No joy for Suvorov on that attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suvorov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Smiff throws a hook but Suvorov avoids it easily.
Suvorov is looking for a counter combo.
We've been hearing reports that Suvorov has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smiff. Suvorov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smiff misses with a jab to the body
#TD#
and Suvorov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. #T1#
Smiff is trying to stand back up but Suvorov is controlling him
Smiff is pressing down on Suvorov's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Suvorov has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Smiff is proving hard to escape from. #SUB#
Suvorov postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Smiff is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Suvorov, into his guard. #REVB#
Suvorov keeping moving, preventing Smiff from controlling successfully.
Smiff is looking to work some ground and pound but Suvorov has wrist control.
Smiff lands a couple of digs.#T2#
Smiff with a nice head shot there.
Smiff missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Suvorov keeping full guard, as Smiff tries to pass.
Smiff is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Smiff makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Smiff postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Smiff keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Suvorov's head.
Smiff pushing down on Suvorov's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. #T3#
Smiff is trying to control the action in half guard but Suvorov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Smiff not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Smiff wants to control but Suvorov is keeping him busy.
Suvorov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smiff on the ground.
Smiff landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Smiff works his foot free and advances to mount.
Suvorov is breathing heavily.#SUB2#
Smiff is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Suvorov is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Suvorov flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Smiff anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Suvorov and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Smiff slips an arm under Suvorov chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Smiff has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Smiff is squeezing on Suvorov like an anaconda would it's prey. Suvorov fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sriracha Smiff!
Sriracha Smiff 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:
KOFC 22 - Diehard vs Gomez
Date: Jan 21, 2017 |
#R1##CL2#
James has Suvorov up against the cage in a clinch.
Suvorov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#BC2#
James's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#TD2#
James shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Suvorov napping and manages to drive through into side control!#SUB2#
James working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James is trying to ground and pound but Suvorov uses the momentary lack of control by James to regain half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suvorov wants to get back to full guard but James has mounted him!
James has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Suvorov tries to hold on but James pushes him away. #T1#
Suvorov is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
James controlling the pace for now.
Suvorov is squirming around, avoiding James's attempts to control the action.
James content just to control the position here. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
James unloading with bombs!
James throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
James controlling the position easily from mount.
James trying to control but Suvorov is having none of it.
Suvorov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
#SUB2#
James is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Suvorov is surviving well by controlling James's body position as best he can. #T3#
Suvorov wants to control but James is having none of it.
Suvorov is squirming around, avoiding James's attempts to control the action.
James looking to ground and pound but Suvorov is blocking nicely. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
James cracks Suvorov with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Suvorov wants to control but James is having none of it.
Suvorov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
James landing punches. #SUB2#
Suvorov defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from James. #SUB2#
James goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Suvorov is on top in guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Suvorov postures up in James's guard and throws a big left but James blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin James dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Suvorov gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kevin James!
Kevin James thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 14, 2016 |
#R1#
Gunnulf feints and then cracks Suvorov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Suvorov down.
Gunnulf fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Suvorov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A big right from Suvorov misses. #CL#
Gunnulf moves into the clinch successfully.
Gunnulf throws an elbow but it's blocked.
#TD2#
Suvorov gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Suvorov is stalling in the full guard.
Gunnulf wants to stand and escape but Suvorov is having none of it.
Suvorov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunnulf avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Suvorov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#T1#
Gunnulf wants to get back to his feet but Suvorov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gunnulf preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Suvorov keeps the fight on the outside.#TD2#
Suvorov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Suvorov lands in his opponent's guard.
Suvorov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gunnulf is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Suvorov dives into side control.
Gunnulf gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! #T2#
Gunnulf trying desperately to get to his feet.
Suvorov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gunnulf squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Suvorov looking to finish with strikes here!
Suvorov with the ground and pound from mount.
Gunnulf squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Suvorov looking to control and managing it successfully. #T3#
It looks like Suvorov might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Let's hope that Suvorov has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.#SUB2#
Suvorov is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Gunnulf is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Gunnulf flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Suvorov anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Gunnulf and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Suvorov slips an arm under Gunnulf chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Suvorov has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Suvorov is squeezing on Gunnulf like an anaconda would it's prey. Gunnulf fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Alex Suvorov!
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