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Event:
TWGC 20 (145lbs, D3): Montreal Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Feb 11, 2018 |
Coming up we have a featherweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Marcinho Sitsongrit (ranked 4414 p4p, 344 weight class) and John Hedes (ranked 5794 p4p, 515 weight class). John Hedes is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 1 losses; Marcinho Sitsongrit! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; John Hedes!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Sitsongrit gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sitsongrit has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Hedes clear over his head and slammed him to the mat! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Sitsongrit (4) vs (0) Hedes
Sitsongrit is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Hedes has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Sitsongrit has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Hedes taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Sitsongrit doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Marcinho Sitsongrit!
In his post fight interview, Marcinho Sitsongrit started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. |
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Event:
AFC Fight Night 11
Date: Jan 12, 2018 |
#R1##CL#
Meadows forces Hedes back against the cage and clinches.#BC#
Meadows escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hedes does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A slapping leg kick lands for Meadows.
#CL#
Meadows has Hedes up against the cage in a clinch.
Hedes stalling in the clinch but Meadows improves position. #BC#
Meadows's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Meadows gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hedes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Meadows stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Meadows misses with a leg kick
and Hedes counters with a two punch combo.
Hedes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meadows has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hedes.
Meadows throws a combination that misses
and Hedes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hedes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Meadows is out of range and Hedes settles back down.
Meadows tries a head kick but it misses.
Meadows backing away here, and Hedes unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Meadows connects with a nice looking jab.
#T1##CL#
Meadows clinches up with Hedes and pushes him back against the cage.
Meadows has Hedes pressed against the cage, preventing Hedes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Meadows works on Hedes's body with a couple of short punches.#BC#
Meadows's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A low kick from Meadows misses
and Hedes counters with a nice uppercut.
Meadows throws a leg kick that misses.
Hedes's jab looks to have found its range, popping Meadows under the eye.
Meadows misses with a jab to the body
and Hedes counters with a stiff right hand.
Meadows throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Meadows tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.#TD#
Hedes tries to sprawl but Meadows drives through with a takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!#SUB#
Meadows is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #SUB#
Meadows is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
#T2#
Meadows performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hedes is refusing to be controlled, as Meadows sits in half guard. #SU#
Meadows decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Meadows misses with a combination
and Hedes counters with a straight right hand.#CL#
Meadows has closed the distance and engaged Hedes in a clinch.
#BC#
Meadows escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hedes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Meadows tries for a takedown but Hedes circles away easily
and Hedes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T3##CL#
Meadows pushes Hedes up against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Meadows pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hedes lands a jab to the head.
A combination from Meadows does no damage.
Meadows misses with a two punch combination.
Meadows tries a head kick but it misses.
John Hedes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Meadows misses with an uppercut. Hedes saw that one coming.
Hedes scores with a jab to the jaw.#CL#
Hedes gets tackled into the cage by Meadows. Meadows maintains the clinch.
Hedes is trying to break the clinch but Meadows is controlling him.
Hedes is trying to break the clinch but Meadows is controlling him.#BC#
Meadows manages to break the clinch.
An inside leg kick from Meadows misses.
Meadows misses with a lunging right hand
and Hedes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CL#
Meadows moves into the clinch successfully.
#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hedes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#BC#
Meadows breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hedes defending well as Meadows loads up on a big left hand.
Hedes shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Meadows eats them both and turns towards Hedes to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hedes misses with a hook.
Hedes checks a low kick from Meadows.
Meadows paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Meadows misses the body punch
and Meadows takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Meadows connects with a solid leg kick.
Meadows throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hedes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hedes throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#CL#
Meadows gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC#
Meadows breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hedes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Meadows's hands.
Hedes is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Meadows had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Meadows connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Hedes will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Meadows on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Meadows defending well as Hedes loads up on a big left hand.
Meadows was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A head kick misses from Meadows.
Hedes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Meadows misses with a head kick.
#CL#
Meadows closes the distance and clinches.
Hedes is trying to break the clinch but Meadows has him pressed against the cage.
Meadows digs a right hand underneath Hedes's ribcage. Hedes let out a lung full of air as it connected.#BC#
Meadows breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Meadows throws a head kick that misses
and Hedes counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meadows lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Meadows thows a leg kick but Hedes checks it
and Hedes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Meadows thinking. #CL#
Meadows closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hedes tries to break the clinch but Meadows is controlling the position. #BC#
Meadows breaks from the clinch.
John Hedes seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T1#
Hedes cracks Meadows with an open hand slap.
Meadows throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hedes counters with a left and a right that stings Meadows.
Meadows throws a lazy body kick
letting Hedes counter with a right hand.
Meadows lands a nice shot that snaps Hedes's head back.
Meadows shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hedes pinned against the cage. Hedes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hedes walks forward, straight into a front kick from Meadows.
Huffy Meadows seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hedes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Meadows throws out the jab.
A nice side step and Hedes releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hedes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Huffy Meadows is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Meadows works Hedes's body with a nice hook.
Meadows scoring well with a low kick there.
#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hedes swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hedes throws a looping overhand right but Meadows ducks down to avoid it.
Meadows is looking to chop away at Hedes's legs.
Hedes throws a jab but it's blocked by Meadows.
Meadows looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Meadows misses with a double jab
and Hedes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Meadows throws a lazy uppercut
and Hedes counters with an inside leg kick.
Meadows is looking to chop away at Hedes's legs.
Hedes throws the left hand but Meadows avoids the punch easily.
Hedes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Meadows.
Hedes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
#TD#
Meadows looking for a takedown here - he's got it.#ES2#
Hedes has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Meadows is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.#T3#
A right hand to the body from Meadows.
#BC#
Meadows pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Meadows slips a jab from Hedes.
Meadows takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hedes lands a jab to Meadows's midsection.
Hedes misses with a two punch combination.
Hedes punishes Meadows's body with a nice straight punch.
Meadows scoring well with a low kick there.
A telegraphed right hand from Hedes misses the target.
Hedes scores with a decent looking hook.
Meadows avoids a punch combination nicely.
#CL#
Meadows rushes Hedes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#T4#
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!
Meadows lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hedes is breathing heavily.#BC#
Meadows escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good leg kick by Meadows there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Meadows misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hedes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Meadows, right into the meat.
Meadows throws a poor cross that misses
and Hedes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Meadows pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hedes is out of range and Meadows settles back down. #CL#
Meadows has taken the fight to the clinch.
#BC#
Meadows breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Meadows takes a swing at Hedes's ribcage but misses.
Meadows gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Hedes counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John Hedes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Meadows looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hedes is fending him off so far but Meadows persists. Nope, Hedes circles away and we're back to standing.
Meadows throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hedes counters with a two punch combo.
Meadows misses with a left hand
and Meadows takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hedes lands a nice shot to the body.
Hedes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Meadows takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hedes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Meadows. Meadows obviously looking to wear him down.
Hedes looks to land a combination but Meadows avoids it well. #TD#
Meadows feints and as Hedes raises his hands in defense, Meadows changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meadows passes Hedes's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hedes throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
#SU#
Meadows stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Hedes to get to his feet.
A nice combination there by Hedes.
#T1#
Meadows swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hedes counters with a stiff right hand. #CL#
Meadows gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC#
Meadows's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hedes checks a low kick from Meadows.
Meadows lands a head kick. Hedes smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Meadows throws a leg kick
and Hedes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Meadows, right into the meat.
Meadows throws a leg kick
and Hedes counters with a one-two to the body.
Meadows throws a chopping leg kick but Hedes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hedes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hedes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Meadows.
Hedes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meadows thows a leg kick but Hedes checks it
and Hedes counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T2#
Hedes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Meadows throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hedes slips a jab and a cross from Meadows.
Hedes lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hedes connects with a jab.
Meadows slips a jab from Hedes.#CL#
Meadows pushes Hedes up against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Meadows's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hedes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Meadows in his tracks.
Meadows throws an overhand right that lands on Hedes's shoulder, as Hedes tries to avoid the shot.
Hedes unleashes a big counter combination but Meadows bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A big right from Hedes misses.
The fighters circling - Meadows throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #CL#
Meadows gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Meadows tries to score a body lock takedown but Hedes shows good agility there to stay on his feet.#T3##TD#
Meadows wants the takedown. Hedes is fighting it off but Meadows persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Hedes's guard against the cage.
Hedes is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Meadows dives into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#REVB#
Hedes is looking for a sweep.#SU#
Meadows has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
A leg kick checked by Meadows.
Meadows throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hedes throws a jab but it's blocked by Meadows.
Meadows wants to land a leg kick but Hedes is out of range.
Meadows backing away here, and Hedes unleashes a leg kick that just misses.#CL#
Meadows fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hedes, pushing him back against the cage.
Meadows keeps control of Hedes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #BC#
Meadows breaks from the clinch.
Meadows shoots and misses
and Meadows takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Huffy Meadows. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Meadows throws a leg kick
letting Hedes counter with a right hand. #T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL#
Meadows has closed the distance and engaged Hedes in a clinch.
#BC#
Meadows manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
Meadows moves into the clinch.
Meadows working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#BC#
Meadows pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Meadows ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hedes moves away.
Meadows misses with a leg kick
and Hedes counters with a straight right hand.
Hedes connects with the punch.
Meadows has his takedown stuffed
and Hedes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meadows keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hedes.
Meadows has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Huffy Meadows has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hedes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hedes scores with a punch to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Hedes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hedes winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Hedes!
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Event:
AFC Fight Night 3
Date: Sep 16, 2017 |
#R1#
Hedes goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Daebyeol throws a poor cross that misses
and Hedes counters with a nice uppercut. #CL#
Daebyeol rushes Hedes and presses him up against the cage.
Daebyeol stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hedes wants to get back to striking at distance but Daebyeol won't allow it.
#TD#
Daebyeol has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Hedes is trying to keep an underhook but Daebyeol manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Hedes tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Daebyeol manages to move to mount!
Hedes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Daebyeol. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daebyeol postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hedes looks a forlorn figure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daebyeol unloading with bombs!
Daebyeol looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The referee warns Hedes that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hedes is desperately trying to improve his position but Daebyeol has a good base and remains in mount.
Daebyeol takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Daebyeol seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hedes for as long as he can get away with.#T1#
Daebyeol scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Daebyeol 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.
Hedes tries to hold on but Daebyeol postures up.
Daebyeol controlling the pace for now.
Daebyeol has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Hedes is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hedes takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.#ROC#
Hedes is rocked!#T2#
A big strike lands for Daebyeol! That's really hurt Hedes and he's turned his back - Daebyeol keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Daebyeol jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kim Rhee Daebyeol!
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Event:
AFL Manuel vs Silva
Date: Mar 24, 2017 |
#R1#
Murphy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hedes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murphy sees it coming and avoids it easily.#TD2#
Murphy closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hedes's guard.#SU2#
Murphy stands up from Hedes's guard - Murphy perhaps looking for a knockout.
Hedes misses with a hook. Murphy ducked under it nicely.
Hedes falls off balance throwing a combination
#TD2#
and Murphy counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hedes won't be happy with that.
Hedes is trying to escape the position but Murphy is controlling the position.
Hedes tries to escape but Murphy is in control.
Murphy sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hedes is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hedes defending against the ground and pound.
Hedes tries to buck Murphy off but Murphy is having none of it.
Murphy tries to advance to mount but can't.
Hedes is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Murphy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T1#
Murphy moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hedes looks to move to half guard but instead Murphy has passed into mount! Damn!#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hedes tries to hold on but Murphy postures up.
Murphy sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hedes avoids a series of strikes thrown by Murphy.
Murphy misses with a head shot.
Murphy content just to control the position here.
Hedes is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
#T3#
Hedes wants to control but Murphy is having none of it.
Murphy thowing shots but they're missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hedes tries to hold on but Murphy pushes him away.
Murphy content just to control the position here.
Hedes looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Hedes is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Hedes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Murphy on the ground.#T4#
I would not like to be Hedes right now.
#SUB2#
Murphy is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Hedes has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Hedes covering up well under a series of strikes from Murphy.
Murphy throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Hedes tries to break free.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hedes avoids the strikes from Murphy.
Hedes tries to roll but Murphy sticks to his back.
Murphy slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Murphy dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Murphy slips a jab and a cross from Hedes.
Some wild striking there from Murphy.
Murphy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hedes.
Hedes connects with a jab.
Murphy moves out of range as Hedes strikes.
Murphy steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hedes.
Hedes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Murphy steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hedes.
Murphy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hedes takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Murphy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hedes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Murphy somewhat.#T1#
Murphy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hedes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Murphy somewhat.
Hedes seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hedes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Murphy throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hedes throws a one two combo.
Hedes throws out a loose jab but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hedes scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hedes misses with a low kick as Murphy jumps back.#T2##CL2#
Murphy instigates a clinch.
Hedes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Murphy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hedes has had enough of the clinch but Murphy keeps him there for the moment.#TD2#
Murphy pulls guard effortlessly.
Hedes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hedes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Murphy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #SUB2#
Murphy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Murphy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T3#
Murphy pulls Hedes in close to his closed guard and prevents Hedes from doing any damage or advancing position.#SU#
Hedes decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Hedes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hedes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No luck for Murphy with that takedown attempt.
John Hedes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Murphy.#T4#
Hedes lands a two punch combo.
John Hedes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL2#
Murphy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC2#
Murphy breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
Murphy has Hedes up against the cage in a clinch.
#TD2#
Murphy manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. #SUB2#
Hedes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hedes postures up.
Daniel Murphy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hedes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Murphy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Hedes dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Hedes throws a leg kick but Murphy moved away.
Murphy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hedes as he avoids it easily.
Hedes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hedes cracks Murphy with an open hand slap.
Murphy shoots in but no luck this time.
Hedes seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Daniel Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Murphy closes the distance and clinches.
Hedes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Murphy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hedes is trying to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hedes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#BC2#
Murphy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
John Hedes is winning the standup battle so far.#CL2#
Murphy clinches with his opponent.
#T1##TD2#
Murphy has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hedes uses from the top position.
Murphy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hedes is one step ahead there.
Hedes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Murphy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Murphy seems keen to control Hedes's posture.#ES2#
Murphy is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Hedes presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hedes can't break the clinch.
#BC2#
Murphy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hedes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#T2#
Hedes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
John Hedes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Murphy.
Murphy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Murphy dodges the punch combination from Hedes.
Hedes misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd cheers as Hedes lands an impressive looking overhand right. Murphy doesn't seem phased though.#CL2#
Murphy clinches up against the cage.#TD2#
Murphy pulls Hedes into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hedes is looking to work some ground and pound but Murphy has wrist control.
Murphy is trying to keep Hedes in close.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hedes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #T3#
Hedes throws an elbow that misses. Murphy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hedes's guard. Nice move by Murphy!#REVB#
Murphy stands and throws Hedes's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hedes is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Murphy has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Murphy trying to control the position but Hedes is working away.
Murphy working the ground and pound but Hedes is defending the strikes.
Murphy is putting a hurting on Hedes here, landing some big shots from side control. #SU2#
Murphy stands up and we're back to a striking position.
No luck for Murphy with that takedown attempt. #T4#
Murphy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hedes pinned against the cage. Hedes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hedes wants to land a leg kick but Murphy is out of range.
Murphy goes for a double leg but Hedes avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hedes continues to drive forward.#CL2#
Murphy drives through and clinches with Hedes against the cage.
Hedes stalling in the clinch but Murphy improves position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#TD2#
Murphy jumps into guard, dragging Hedes to the mat.
Hedes is looking to work some ground and pound but Murphy has wrist control.
Hedes throwing strikes but missing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Murphy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Murphy 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Murphy!
Daniel Murphy decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Event:
AFC Fuller vs Jones
Date: Mar 19, 2017 |
#R1#
Hedes throws a shot to the body.
#KD2#
Gleeson drops Hedes with a beautiful combination! Hedes stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Gleeson is looking for the KO!#CUT2#
It looks like John Hedes has been cut.
Gleeson lands a hook that stumbles Hedes back into the cage. Gleeson follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Hedes to the canvas! Gleeson pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Hedes has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ross Gleeson!
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Event:
AFC Kickboxing Eruption
Date: Mar 03, 2017 |
#R1##CL#
Hedes tries to keep at a distance but Gleeson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gleeson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hedes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Hedes has had enough of the clinch but Gleeson keeps him there for the moment.
Hedes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hedes is trying to push Gleeson away but Gleeson has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Hedes is trying to break the clinch but Gleeson has him pressed against the ropes.
Gleeson throws an elbow that misses.
Hedes is trying to break free.#BC#
Gleeson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big right from Hedes misses.
Gleeson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hedes lands a two punch combo.
Hedes misses with an uppercut
and Gleeson counters with a good low kick that Hedes was not able to check.
Gleeson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hedes.
Hedes swings away with a leg kick that misses.#T1##CL#
Gleeson clinches with his opponent.
Hedes is looking to control Gleeson's arms but Gleeson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hedes has his back to the ropes. #BC#
Gleeson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gleeson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hedes misses with a looping left.#CL#
Gleeson gets a clinch.
Hedes is trying to maintain a safe position but Gleeson gets an underhook and turns Hedes into the ropes.
Gleeson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hedes being controlled against the ropes.
Gleeson has Hedes pressed against the ropes, preventing Hedes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gleeson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hedes's elbow. #T2#
Gleeson just leaning against Hedes, taking a breather.
Hedes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. #BC#
Gleeson breaks the clinch.
Hedes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
#CL#
and Gleeson counters into the clinch. Nicely done. #BC#
Gleeson manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hedes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
#BC#
Gleeson manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
Gleeson clinches with his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!#BC#
Gleeson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hedes misses with a looping right.
Gleeson throws a head kick that misses
and Hedes counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T3#
Hedes throws a leg kick that misses.
Hedes misses with a straight right. #CL#
Hedes tries to keep at a distance but Gleeson has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC#
Gleeson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Gleeson closes the distance and clinches.#BC#
Gleeson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gleeson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hedes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gleeson ducks under a wild hook from Hedes.
Hedes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gleeson moves away.
Hedes misses with a double jab.
#CL#
Gleeson moves into range and clinches up with Hedes.#T4##BC#
Gleeson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Hedes misses.
Gleeson checks a leg kick.
As Hedes tries to get set, Gleeson tries to push him back and clinch up but Hedes manages to avoid the attempt.
Hedes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gleeson was well out of range. Poor timing from Hedes.
Gleeson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hedes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gleeson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hedes throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #CL#
Gleeson closes the distance and clinches.
Gleeson missing with knees to the body.
#BC#
Gleeson manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ross Gleeson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Gleeson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hedes's calf.#CL#
Gleeson moves into the clinch.
Hedes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hedes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Gleeson stalling against the ropes.
#BC#
Gleeson breaks from the clinch.
A big left from Hedes misses.
Gleeson lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.#CL#
Gleeson has Hedes up against the ropes in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gleeson stalling in the clinch.
Gleeson slowing the pace effectively.
Gleeson keeps control of Hedes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hedes is trying to force a seperation but Gleeson has the dominant position.#T1#
Hedes is trying to push Gleeson away but Gleeson has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.#BC#
Gleeson breaks from the clinch.
#CL#
Gleeson closes the distance and clinches.
Gleeson has Hedes pressed against the ropes.
Hedes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gleeson crunches a lovely knee into Hedes's ribcage.
Gleeson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ross Gleeson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gleeson has Hedes pushed against the ropes.
Hedes working hard to break the clinch.#BC#
Gleeson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gleeson staying out of range there.
Hedes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
John Hedes seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T2#
Gleeson darts in trying to clinch
and Hedes counters with a nice body shot.
Gleeson missing with a left hand there. Hedes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #CL#
Gleeson moves into the clinch.
Hedes tries to break free but Gleeson pushes him back against the ropes.
Gleeson lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Gleeson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hedes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Hedes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
#BC#
Gleeson breaks the clinch.
Gleeson tries a head kick but it misses.
Gleeson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
#T3#
Gleeson misses with a few strikes there.
Hedes throws a looping overhand right but Gleeson ducks down to avoid it.
Gleeson throws a head kick that Hedes semi-blocks.
A head kick from Gleeson lands but Hedes takes it in his stride. #CL#
Gleeson moves into the clinch.
Hedes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hedes is trying to force a seperation but Gleeson has the dominant position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hedes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hedes is trying to break free.#BC#
Gleeson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Gleeson moves into the clinch.#T4#
Hedes tries a body shot but Gleeson blocks it.
Hedes misses with a punch to the body.
Gleeson keeps control of Hedes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #BC#
Gleeson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Gleeson gets a clinch.
Gleeson pushes off an throws an elbow but Hedes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Hedes stalling in the clinch but Gleeson improves position.
Gleeson blocks a body shot from Hedes.
Gleeson lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#BC#
Gleeson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hedes throws out a loose jab but Gleeson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gleeson is looking to counter with a body kick.
Gleeson throws a body kick that misses.
Hedes only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Gleeson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hedes can do to turn this around?
Hedes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ross Gleeson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3##CL#
Gleeson moves into range and clinches up with Hedes.#BC#
Gleeson breaks from the clinch.
Gleeson tries to clinch but Hedes is having none of it.
Gleeson scores with a leg kick.
Hedes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gleeson takes advantage, countering with a massive head kick that sends Hedes sprawling across the canvas! That's completely screwed up his equilibrium and I'm not sure he's going to beat the count! The referee's already at 6 and Hedes is flopping around all over the place - the referee has seen enough and has called an end to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Ross Gleeson!
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Event:
AFC Oladipo vs Murphy 2
Date: Feb 10, 2017 |
#R1#
Hedes throws out a loose jab but Alves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hedes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alves.
Alves drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hedes defends it well.#TD2#
Alves scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hedes wants to get back to his feet but Alves is dominant here and he's now got Hedes's back!
Alves keeps control of the position as Hedes tries to break free.
#SUB2#
Alves has managed to slip his arm under Hedes's chin. This could be all over... yep, Hedes is tapping out! Submission win for Alves.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Luiz Alves!
Luiz Alves seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
AFC Murphy vs Hedes
Date: Jan 20, 2017 |
#R1#
Hedes avoids the head kick by Murphy.
A countering left hand to the body from Hedes misses.
Murphy shoots in and drives through. Hedes sprawls well.
Hedes throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hedes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #CL#
Murphy drives through and clinches with Hedes against the cage.
#TD#
Murphy pulls Hedes into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hedes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hedes throws a strike but Murphy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Murphy 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. #T1#
Hedes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Murphy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Murphy is looking to work some ground and pound but Hedes has wrist control.#SU#
Murphy gets to his feet. Hedes looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Hedes scores with a hook.
Hedes misses with a wild combination.
Murphy throws a head kick but Hedes moves out of range.
#CL#
Murphy instigates a clinch. #T2#
Murphy drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hedes pulls his leg out and moves away.
#TD#
Murphy closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hedes did well to prevent Murphy getting side control.
Hedes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Murphy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Murphy in particular looking to stall.
Murphy 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.
Murphy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hedes has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Murphy is working away from the top position though.
Murphy is controlling the pace.
Hedes wants to get back to full guard but Murphy has passed into side control.#T3#
Hedes tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Murphy wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Murphy passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Hedes!
Hedes tries to hold on but Murphy pushes him away.
Murphy controlling the position easily from mount. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hedes tries to improve his position but instead Murphy has taken his back! #SUB#
Murphy is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
#SUB#
Murphy sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Hedes taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Daniel Murphy!
A less than humble Daniel Murphy misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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