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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 12, 2017 |
#R1##CL2#
Bear clinches up with Vaex and pushes him back against the cage.
Bear tries to pull guard but Vaex forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bear missing with knees to the body.
Vaex wants to get back to striking at distance but Bear won't allow it.
#TD2#
Bear manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Bear trying to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bear is on top in guard.
#REVB#
Bear postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vaex being controlled here, momentarily. #SUB2#
Bear drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bear jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #T1#
Bear pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vaex is keeping the position for now.
Vaex is looking to stand up but Bear isn't so interested in that idea. #SU2#
Bear gets to his feet. Vaex looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Bear shoots in but Vaex avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Vaex feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bear lands a two punch combo.
Bear stuffs the takedown attempt from Vaex. Vaex gets slowly back to his feet. #CL2#
Bear closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #T2#
Vaex throws an elbow but it misses.
Bear tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Vaex smiles and moves away.
Xarel Vaex has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Bear.
Vaex darts in trying to clinch#TD2#
and Bear counters with a shoot takedown. Vaex fights it but they end up in guard.
Bear scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bear slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bear passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Vaex!
Bear controlling the position easily from mount.
Bear lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.#T3#
Bear breaks from Vaex's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bear lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
#ROC2#
Vaex is rocked!
Bear postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Vaex bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Bear and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Bear!
After winning the bout, Max Bear 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:
BAM
Date: Apr 15, 2017 |
#R1#
Vaex tries to close the distance and clinch up but Robinson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vaex closes the distance looking to clinch
and Robinson counters with a one-two to the body.
Nice jab there from Robinson.
Robinson throws a one two combo.
Vaex is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Robinson throws a series of punches but Vaex avoids them all with ease.
As Robinson backs off Vaex throws a huge counter combo but Robinson manages to avoid it all.
Robinson fails to land with a series of punches.
Robinson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robinson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vaex tries to counter by closing the distance.
Vaex wants to clinch
and Robinson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T1#
Vaex tries to clinch but Robinson moves out of range.
Vaex tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Robinson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Robinson.
Vaex is looking to clinch but Robinson is avoiding it.
Vaex closes the distance but Robinson moves to the side
and Robinson counters with a left to the body.
Vaex tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Robinson counters with a left and a right that stings Vaex.
Vaex wants to clinch but Robinson slips to the side
and Robinson counters with a nice uppercut.
Vaex looks to clinch
and Robinson counters with a right hand to the body.
Robinson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Robinson scores with a jab to the head.
#T2#
Vaex is looking to clinch but Robinson is avoiding it.
Robinson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
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!
Robinson works over Vaex's head and body with a nice combination.
Robinson keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vaex looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Robinson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vaex.
Vaex tries to clinch there but Robinson circles away.
Robinson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Robinson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Robinson throws a big counter combination but Vaex scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Vaex doesn't manage to clinch there - Robinson circles away.
Vaex looks to clinch
and Robinson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Xarel Vaex seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vaex tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Robinson counters with a series of strikes. Vaex will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clinton Robinson dominated that round.
That's time! Robinson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Vaex closes the distance looking to clinch
and Robinson counters with a one-two to the body.
Vaex is looking to clinch but Robinson is avoiding it.
Robinson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Robinson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vaex.
Vaex replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Robinson blocks it well.
Vaex tries to clinch but Robinson moves out of range.
Vaex tries to clinch but Robinson is having none of it.
Sloppy strikes from Robinson. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson misses with a wild combination.
Vaex is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Vaex fails with an attempt to clinch.
Robinson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Robinson duly obliges.
Vaex moves in looking to clinch but Robinson pushes him off.
Robinson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T1#
Robinson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vaex moves to clinch but Robinson breaks away
and Robinson counters with a three punch combo that has Vaex backing up. Vaex nods at Robinson to acknowledge the strikes.
Vaex tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Robinson counters with a straight right hand.
Robinson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vaex fails with an attempt to clinch.
Robinson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vaex moves to clinch but Robinson breaks away
and Robinson counters with a nice body shot.
Vaex takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Robinson throws a series of punches but Vaex moves out of range.
Robinson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Vaex tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Robinson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Robinson throws a big counter combination but Vaex scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.#T2#
Vaex tries to clinch but Robinson is having none of it.
Robinson is looking for a counter combo.
Vaex closes the distance looking to clinch
and Robinson counters with a right hand to the body.
Vaex looks to clinch
and Robinson counters with a straight right hand.
Robinson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
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!
Robinson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It looked like Robinson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Vaex fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vaex is looking to clinch.
Robinson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Clinton Robinson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vaex tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Robinson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Robinson misses the target.
Robinson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Robinson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clinton Robinson dominated that second round.
That's time! Robinson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Vaex doesn't manage to clinch there - Robinson circles away.
Vaex tries to clinch but Robinson is having none of it.
Robinson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vaex wants to clinch
and Robinson counters with a one-two to the body.
Vaex tries to clinch
and Robinson counters with a left and a right that stings Vaex.
Vaex tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Robinson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vaex is looking to clinch.
Vaex wants to clinch.
Robinson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Robinson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vaex throws out the jab. #T1#
Vaex tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Robinson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vaex showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Robinson.
Vaex fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vaex is looking to clinch but Robinson is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vaex looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Robinson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vaex tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Robinson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vaex tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Robinson swats away the attempt to clinch by Vaex.
As Vaex looks to move away, Robinson throws a big counter combo but Vaex just gets out of the way.#T2#
Vaex is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Robinson works Vaex's body with a nice hook.
Robinson connects with the punch.
Robinson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vaex can do to turn this around?
Vaex is looking to clinch but Robinson is avoiding it.
Robinson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Vaex is looking to clinch.
Robinson lands a jab-cross combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vaex looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Robinson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Vaex tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Robinson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Robinson stuns Vaex with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Xarel Vaex has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clinton Robinson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vaex wants to clinch but Robinson slips to the side
and Robinson counters with a stiff right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clinton Robinson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Robinson 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:24
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:24
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clinton Robinson!
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Event:
Ring Side
Date: Mar 18, 2017 |
#R1#
Podesta lands a right hook to the body.
Podesta works over Vaex's head and body with a nice combination.
Podesta swats away the attempt to clinch by Vaex.
Podesta fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Podesta lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#CL#
Vaex has closed the distance and engaged Podesta in a clinch.
Podesta avoiding damage as Vaex throws knees to the body.
#BC#
Vaex's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vaex wants to clinch but Podesta slips to the side
and Podesta counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Podesta lands with an overhand left.
Podesta circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vaex tries to clinch
and Podesta counters with a two punch combo.
Xarel Vaex seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Podesta keeps the fight on the outside.
Podesta swats away the attempt to clinch by Vaex.
As Vaex backs off Podesta throws a huge counter combo but Vaex manages to avoid it all.
Podesta lunges at Vaex with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vaex's hand. #T1#
Vaex closes the distance but Podesta moves to the side
and Podesta counters with a left and a right that stings Vaex.
A nice combination there by Podesta.
#ROC2#
Vaex is rocked!
Podesta is working the combinations to good effect here.
Vaex doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vaex keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Vaex is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vaex slips a jab and a cross from Podesta.
Vaex wants to clinch up but Podesta keeps it at a distance.
Vaex wants to clinch up but Podesta keeps it at a distance.
Podesta tries to counter with a clinch but Vaex shakes him off and moves away.#CL#
Vaex has closed the distance and engaged Podesta in a clinch.
Podesta working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Podesta's face as he tries to break the clinch. #T2#
Vaex lands an elbow that stopped Podesta in his tracks for a moment.
Podesta is trying to break the clinch but Vaex is controlling him.
Vaex tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
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!#BC#
Vaex breaks from the clinch.
Podesta throws a series of punches but Vaex moves out of range. #CL#
Vaex pushes Podesta up against the ropes in a clinch.
Vaex comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Podesta working hard to break the clinch.
Vaex scores a nice knee to the body.
Vaex tries to land knees in the clinch but Podesta avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Podesta is looking to break free of the clinch but Vaex has double underhooks.
Podesta tries to break the clinch but Vaex is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Podesta dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
The fight stays on the outside here - Vaex looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Podesta's coach down at School of Hard Knocks was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Podesta's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Podesta avoids the body shot from Vaex.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Vaex checks a leg kick.
Podesta tries to bum rush Vaex with a series of wild strikes but Vaex uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Podesta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#CL#
Vaex moves into range and clinches up with Podesta.
Podesta has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vaex unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Vaex prevents Podesta from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Podesta is trying to break the clinch but Vaex is controlling him.#BC#
Vaex breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Vaex closes the distance and pushes Podesta back into the ropes.
Vaex landing knees to the body.
#T1#
Vaex landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Xarel Vaex has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Podesta is breathing heavily.
Podesta wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vaex landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vaex lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT#
It looks like John Podesta has been cut.
Vaex connects with a nasty looking knee right to Podesta's face.
#BC#
Vaex breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Podesta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Xarel Vaex is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vaex tries to clinch up.
Vaex fails in his attempt to clinch.
Podesta throws a counter combo.
Vaex tries to close the distance and clinch but Podesta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
John Podesta seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL#
Podesta gets tackled into the ropes by Vaex. Vaex maintains the clinch.
Vaex keeps control of Podesta as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vaex lands a good knee to the midsection. Podesta won't want to take too many of those.#T2#
A knee to the head by Vaex.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vaex.
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!
Vaex landing knees to the body.
Vaex lands a knee to the body.
Vaex lands a shoulder strike.
Vaex gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vaex with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Vaex scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vaex crunches a lovely knee into Podesta's ribcage.
Vaex landing knees to the head.
#KD#
Vaex drops Podesta with a big knee! Will Podesta beat the count? Yep, he's up already and we're only at 3... let's see if he's just faking it or if he's actually OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Podesta swats away the attempt to clinch by Vaex.
Podesta swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xarel Vaex will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
The cut man is working on John Podesta's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Vaex is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vaex is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Podesta can do to turn this around?
Vaex closes the distance but Podesta moves to the side
and Podesta counters with a left and a right that stings Vaex.
The fight stays on the outside here - Podesta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Podesta connects with a body shot that sends Vaex's belly button to the back.
Podesta looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vaex is looking to counter punch.
Vaex wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vaex tries to close the distance and clinch up but Podesta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Podesta throws a lazy head kick
and Vaex counters with a good, hard body kick but Podesta shrugs it off.
Vaex tries to clinch there but Podesta circles away.
Vaex tries to clinch up but Podesta circles away and keeps his distance.
Podesta takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1##CL#
Vaex gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vaex lands a nice knee to the body.
Vaex lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Vaex scores with a knee to the head.
#CUT#
That has opened up John Podesta's cut even more.
Vaex landing knees to the body.
Vaex landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vaex gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vaex lands a nice elbow.
Vaex comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #CUT#
The cut above John Podesta's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Vaex with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vaex lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Vaex lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T2##KD#
Vaex has his opponent in a tight Thai clinch and unloads with a massive knee that drops Podesta to the canvas! Can Podesta beat the count? 3,4,5,6 and he's up... is he? Yes, he's up! The referee is taking a long look at him and he's going to allow it to continue!#CUT#
John Podesta's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vaex looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vaex fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vaex wants to clinch.
Podesta throws a counter combo.
Vaex tries to clinch up but Podesta circles away and keeps his distance.
Podesta misses with a wild body shot.
Vaex is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vaex is looking to clinch but Podesta is avoiding it.
John Podesta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vaex is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Podesta throws out a counter right but Vaex avoids it with no problem.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xarel Vaex showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Vaex 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:26
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:26
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xarel Vaex!
John Podesta spoke after the fight, saying 'STEROIDS!@!@ REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE'.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 08, 2017 |
#R1#
Vaex tries to score a power double leg takedown but Halery sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Vaex somewhat.
Vaex tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Halery defends well and Vaex ends up having to push Halery into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.#CL2#
Vaex has closed the distance and engaged Halery in a clinch.
Halery is trying to drag Vaex to the mat but Vaex just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Halery wants a takedown but no success here.
Halery tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Vaex just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Halery. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halery is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Halery working hard to break the clinch.
Halery avoiding damage as Vaex throws knees to the body.
Halery really is a fat lump.
Vaex misses with a knee to the head.
Halery tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Vaex smiles and moves away.
#T1##CL2#
Vaex rushes Halery and presses him up against the cage.
Halery is working for takedown but Vaex is calmly controlling the position for now.#TD#
Halery tightens his grip and picks Vaex up, before dumping him to the ground. Vaex manages to land in guard. #ES2#
Vaex manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Halery shoots for a double leg takedown but Vaex sprawls well. He's pushed Halery's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Vaex steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Halery.
Vaex is looking to clinch but Halery is avoiding it.
#CL#
Halery rushes Vaex and presses him up against the cage.
Vaex lands a knee to the head.
#CUT2#
It looks like Tommy Halery has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vaex using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Halery has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Halery is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Vaex gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Vaex comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #T2#
Vaex lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Vaex misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Halery.
Halery on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Halery tries to land knees in the clinch but Vaex avoids the damage to the body. #BC2#
Vaex escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
Vaex drives through and clinches with Halery against the cage.
Halery wants to break free but Vaex has control.
Halery jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Vaex walks away with a smile on his face. Halery gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL2#
Vaex has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nice elbow from Vaex.
Vaex lands a nice knee to the body.
Halery is breathing heavily.
Vaex using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
#BC2#
Vaex breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T3#
Vaex closes the distance and clinches up with Halery, looking for a takedown. Vaex pushes Halery against the cage but Halery circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Halery gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Vaex counters with a slapping leg kick. #CL2#
Vaex forces Halery back against the cage and clinches.
Vaex using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vaex lands an elbow inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vaex obliges.
Vaex lands an elbow inside.
Vaex landing knees to the body.
Vaex lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vaex lands a knee 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!
Vaex gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Halery takes an elbow to the temple. #T4#
Halery takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vaex lands an elbow inside that Halery shrugs off. #CUT2#
Tommy Halery's cut is getting worse.
Vaex unloads a knee to the mid-section. Halery lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vaex landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Vaex is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Vaex crunches a lovely knee into Halery's ribcage.
Vaex landing knees to the body.
Vaex lands an elbow that stopped Halery in his tracks for a moment.
Vaex comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vaex crunches a lovely knee into Halery's ribcage.
Vaex is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Vaex lands an elbow that stopped Halery in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xarel Vaex dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Halery's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2##CL2#
Vaex gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vaex putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Halery in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Vaex scores with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vaex.
Xarel Vaex seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vaex landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Halery avoiding damage as Vaex throws knees to the body.
Vaex using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vaex jerks Halery's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Halery drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Vaex goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Vaex because Halery was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Xarel Vaex!
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Event:
WMMAC 2
Date: Jan 15, 2017 |
#R1#
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vaex, right into the meat.
#CL#
Vaex closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Balnowski tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Vaex just stands there and leans against the cage.
Vaex lands with a right to the head.
Vaex trying to land knees to the body.
#KD#
Vaex drops Balnowski with a big knee straight up the middle! Balnowski is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet! #ROC#
Balnowski is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Jacek Balnowski has been cut.
Balnowski fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Balnowski is still on wobbly legs! Can Vaex finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL#
Vaex moves into the clinch.
Balnowski is pressed against the cage. Vaex pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Balnowski! Two more big strikes from Vaex and Balnowski crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Xarel Vaex!
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Event:
WMMAC 1
Date: Dec 30, 2016 |
#R1##CL2#
Vaex instigates a clinch.
Vaex tries to land knees in the clinch but Alastair avoids the damage to the body.
Vaex lands an elbow just above Alastair 's eye. #CUT2#
It looks like Michael Alastair has been cut.
Vaex misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alastair.
Alastair blocks an elbow strike from Vaex.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Vaex throws an elbow but misses.
Vaex is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alastair is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alastair is trying to break free.
Vaex unloads a knee to the mid-section. Alastair lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vaex with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
#T1#
Alastair takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vaex lands an elbow just above Alastair 's eye.
Alastair on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vaex tries to land a knee to the head but Alastair blocks with his arms.
#BC2#
Vaex breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alastair misses with the combination.
Alastair is breathing heavily.#CL#
Vaex tries to keep at a distance but Alastair has taken the fight into the clinch.
Alastair fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T2#
Alastair can't break the clinch.
Alastair wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vaex connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alastair's face.
Vaex is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alastair is defending well for now.#BC2#
Vaex breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL2#
Vaex clinches.
Vaex tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alastair avoids it.
Vaex trying to land knees to the body.
#T3#
Vaex trying to land knees to the body.
#BC2#
Vaex pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vaex tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Alastair paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alastair throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vaex.
Vaex wants to clinch.
Alastair misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alastair throws a combination that misses #CL2#
and Vaex moves into the clinch.
Alastair looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Vaex creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alastair's defenses.
Vaex missing with knees to the body.
Vaex is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.#T4##BC2#
Vaex pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Vaex has closed the distance and engaged Alastair in a clinch.
Vaex with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vaex landing knees to the body.
Vaex is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alastair is defending well for now.
Alastair takes a knee to the side of the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vaex landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vaex unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Vaex pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xarel Vaex dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Alastair's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Vaex tries to clinch up but Alastair circles away and keeps his distance.
Vaex showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alastair.
Vaex fails with a takedown attempt.
Vaex tries a head kick but it misses.
Vaex explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Vaex shoots in for a takedown but Alastair shows good takedown defense.
Vaex tries to clinch but Alastair moves out of range.
Vaex tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL2#
Vaex pushes Alastair up against the ropes in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vaex creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alastair's defenses.
Vaex misses with some punches.
Vaex with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
Alastair wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vaex has him pressed against the ropes.
Vaex blocks an elbow strike from Alastair.
Alastair blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vaex tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Alastair jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Vaex walks away with a smile on his face. Alastair gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Alastair avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vaex tries to clinch up but Alastair circles away and keeps his distance.
Alastair leaves Vaex with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Alastair went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Michael Alastair has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xarel Vaex.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Some wild striking there from Alastair.
Vaex flicks out a counter leg kick but Alastair steps away.
Vaex fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vaex shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Alastair but Alastair pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Vaex tries to clinch up.
Alastair is looking for a counter combo.#TD2#
Vaex closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.#ES#
Alastair manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Alastair displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vaex. #CL2#
Vaex rushes Alastair and presses him up against the ropes.
Vaex connects with a knee to the head.
Vaex tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alastair avoids it.#T3#
Vaex tries to land knees in the clinch but Alastair avoids the damage to the body.
Vaex has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vaex trying to land knees to the body.
#BC#
Alastair breaks from the clinch.
Vaex tries to clinch up.
Vaex closes this distance looking for a takedown but Alastair circles away.
No joy there for Alastair, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vaex is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Alastair shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vaex pinned against the ropes. Vaex gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Vaex is looking to clinch but Alastair is avoiding it.
#T4#
Alastair throws a series of punches but Vaex avoids them all with ease.
Vaex looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Alastair is fending him off so far but Vaex persists. Nope, Alastair circles away and we're back to standing.#CL2#
Vaex has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vaex tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vaex is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alastair is defending well for now.
Vaex missing with knees to the body.
Vaex throws an elbow that misses.
Alastair lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vaex backwards.
Vaex pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
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 Michael Alastair will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michael Alastair's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Vaex tries to clinch there but Alastair circles away.
Alastair half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Vaex fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Vaex tries to clinch but Alastair is having none of it.
Alastair fails to land with a series of punches.
Alastair misses with the combination.
Alastair slaps away a takedown attempt from Vaex, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Horrible takedown attempt by Vaex or perhaps it was just good defense by Alastair, which made it look bad.
Michael Alastair has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xarel Vaex.
Alastair misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Vaex closes the distance and pushes Alastair back into the ropes.
Vaex comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #T1#
Vaex lands a nice knee to the body.
Alastair takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees to the body from Vaex.
Alastair on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vaex tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vaex tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alastair avoids it.
Vaex comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #T2#
Vaex fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vaex misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alastair.
Alastair is trying to break the clinch but Vaex is controlling him.
Alastair managing to block the knees to the body from Vaex.
#BC2#
Vaex breaks the clinch.
Vaex tries to clinch there but Alastair circles away.
Alastair tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Vaex manages to circle out of the way.
Vaex closes this distance looking for a takedown but Alastair circles away.
Alastair lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vaex circles away quickly and effectively.
Vaex tries to counter with a clinch but Alastair shakes him off and moves away.
Vaex moves in looking to clinch but Alastair pushes him off.
Alastair is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Vaex.
Vaex shoots for a double leg takedown but Alastair sprawls well. He's pushed Vaex's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. #T3#
Alastair misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
#CL2#
Vaex clinches up with Alastair and pushes him back against the ropes.
Alastair on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alastair takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Vaex just misses with a elbow thrown towards Alastair's brow.
Vaex utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Vaex throws an elbow but misses. #T4#
Alastair dodges an elbow strike from Vaex.
Vaex trying to land knees to the body.
#BC2#
Vaex pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vaex dodges the punch combination from Alastair.
Alastair sets himself, and Vaex steps forward looking for the clinch! Alastair avoids it this time.
Vaex wants to clinch.
Vaex shoots for a takedown but Alastair saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Alastair attempts a counter takedown but Vaex avoids it well and moves away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alastair rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vaex moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#CL2#
Vaex fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Alastair, pushing him back against the ropes.
Alastair on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xarel Vaex comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Vaex has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xarel Vaex!
Michael Alastair spoke after the fight, saying 'I'd like to thank my fans for their support!'.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 22, 2016 |
#R1##CL2#
Vaex clinches up with Burns and pushes him back against the cage.
Burns goes for a takedown attempt but Vaex pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
#CL#
Burns clinches up against the cage.
Burns could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Vaex takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Vaex lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #TD#
Burns works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Vaex wants to get back to his feet but Burns passes into half guard.
#REVB#
Vaex pushes Burns off looking to stand but Burns dives back in and keeps control.
#SUB#
Burns is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Vaex has managed to free his arm - good work. #SU#
Burns decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up. #T1#
Vaex shoots in for a takedown but Burns shows good takedown defense.
Burns looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #CUT2#
It looks like Jimmy Burns has been cut.#TD#
Vaex gets caught napping as Burns dives in and scores a takedown. Vaex manages to retain guard.
Burns won't allow Vaex to get back to his feet. #SU#
Vaex is working an open guard so Burns takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.#CL2#
Vaex closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Burns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burns leaning his opponent against the cage.
Burns can't get the takedown.
#T2#
Vaex fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vaex lands an elbow that stopped Burns in his tracks for a moment. #TD#
Burns pulls guard successfully.
Vaex wants to stand and escape but instead Burns has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVR#
This has been an exciting period of action!#SU#
Burns stands up from Vaex's guard - Burns perhaps looking for a knockout. #CL2#
Vaex rushes Burns and presses him up against the cage.
Vaex lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Burns jumps guard but Vaex stands there with Burns around his waist. Burns gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Burns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vaex lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T3#
Burns tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Vaex lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Burns changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Vaex fights it off and pushes away nicely.
#CL2#
Vaex moves into the clinch.
Vaex lands an elbow just above Burns 's eye. #CUT2#
Jimmy Burns's cut is getting worse.
Burns tries for a takedown. No joy.
Vaex lands a left hand.
Vaex gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Burns.
Burns is breathing heavily.
Burns is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Vaex gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Burns wants a takedown but no success here.
#T4#
Burns is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Vaex to keep the fight standing.
Vaex lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #ROC2#
Burns is rocked!
Vaex creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Burns's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Burns drops to his knees and Vaex pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xarel Vaex!
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