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Event:
Angry Birds War 4 -Hard Knocks
Date: Apr 14, 2017 |
#R1#
Biante walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#CL#
Maivia has taken the fight to the clinch.
#BC2#
Biante breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maivia thuds a left hand into Biante's body.
Biante lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. #CUT2#
It looks like Rocky Maivia has been cut.
Maivia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Biante throws a head kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Biante. Maivia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maivia changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Biante's coach down at CT + BJJ & Wrestling & Boxing & MT SPARRING GYM was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Biante's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Maivia slips a jab and a cross from Biante.
Biante fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Biante. #TD#
Biante gets caught napping as Maivia dives in and scores a takedown. Biante manages to retain guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maivia's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Maivia could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Maivia is working Biante over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Maivia wants to pass the guard but Biante is keeping the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Maivia's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #T1#
Maivia showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Biante wants to get back to his feet but Maivia is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Maivia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Biante swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've been hearing that Maivia has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Biante striking off his back but it's not causing Maivia any problems.
Biante has his hands on Maivia's head, controlling the position. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
No luck for Maivia with that takedown attempt.
Biante throws a nice looking combination but Maivia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A little feinted left hand from Maivia on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#TD#
Maivia decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Maivia keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Biante is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Biante pushes Maivia off looking to stand but Maivia dives back in and keeps control.
Biante looks winded!
Biante trying to control from the bottom.
#T3#
Biante is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Maivia is staying active.
Maivia with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Maivia is looking to advance position but Biante won't allow it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Maivia controlling the pace. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Maivia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Maivia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Biante uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maivia.
A head kick misses from Maivia.
Biante misses with a few strikes there.
Maivia wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Biante walks into a stiff left hand from Maivia.
Maivia misses with a looping right.#T4#
Sloppy strikes from Biante. Those never looked like landing.
Maivia is looking to counter the offense by Biante and move into the clinch.
Biante thows a leg kick but Maivia checks it
and Maivia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Biante lands a jab.
Biante misses with a straight left.
Maivia appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Biante tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maivia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maivia changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Maivia.
Maivia is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Biante.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maivia tries to close the distance and clinch but Biante swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A shot to the liver by Maivia. Beautiful body shot.#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Maivia.
Maivia scores with a couple of short elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rocky Maivia will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rocky Maivia's cut.
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#
Maivia connects with a good right hand that stumbles Biante. Biante circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Biante tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Maivia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Biante goes for a high kick. It partially lands.#TD#
Maivia shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Biante wants to sweep here but Maivia controlling him for the moment.
Maivia engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maivia seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Biante for as long as he can get away with.
Maivia chips away with some ground and pound.#T1#
Maivia controlling from the top position.
Maivia is working Biante over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Maivia is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#TD2#
Biante scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.#T2##SU2#
Biante stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Maivia with a nice cross.
Biante misses with a head kick.
Biante is breathing heavily.
Biante swats away the attempt to clinch by Maivia.
Maivia misses with a head kick.
Biante lands a nice shot that snaps Maivia's head back.
Maivia tries to clinch up.
Biante misses with a double jab
#TD#
and Maivia counters with a shoot takedown. Biante fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3#
Biante looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Biante can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Maivia controls the pace.
Biante trying to keep a closed guard but Maivia is proving a slippery customer.
Maivia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Biante swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Maivia lands a couple of digs.
Rocky Maivia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Maivia is stalling in the full guard.
Maivia has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Maivia lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maivia controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Maivia is pushing down on Biante's leg trying to pass to half guard. Biante is fighting to maintain full guard but Maivia has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Maivia dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rocky Maivia's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Maivia tries to clinch up.
Biante moves in looking to clinch but Maivia pushes him off.
Biante is looking to clinch but Maivia is avoiding it.
Bruce Biante seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Biante tries a head kick but it misses.
Bruce Biante is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Biante throws a lazy head kick #TD#
and Maivia counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Biante tries to kick Maivia off in order to stand up. Maivia Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
You can see the frustration on Biante's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Maivia lands a decent elbow from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maivia in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Biante is trying to improve his position.
Biante takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Maivia is working Biante over with some ground and pound from side control.
Biante can't do much from the bottom here.
Maivia working the body and head with strikes.
Maivia is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position. #SUB#
Maivia is trying to get an arm triangle but Biante is defending well. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Maivia landing a few strikes.
Biante taking punishment in the form of punches.
Maivia happy to just control the position for now.
Biante is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Maivia content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though. #T3#
Biante is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Maivia is controlling him well.
Biante trying to remain calm as Maivia controls from the top position.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Biante swats away the attempt to clinch by Maivia.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#CL2#
Biante clinches up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Biante.
Maivia goes for a takedown attempt but Biante pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
#TD#
Maivia throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Biante was covering up waiting for the punch and Maivia finishes the takedown easily into guard. #SUB2#
Biante working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Maivia doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Maivia manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bruce Biante has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rocky Maivia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Maivia slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rocky Maivia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Maivia, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocky Maivia!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 14, 2017 |
#R1##CL#
Barrett clinches with his opponent.
Maivia is defending well against a takedown attempt.#TD2#
Maivia jumps guard and drags Barrett to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Maivia wants to sweep here but Barrett controlling him for the moment.
Barrett throwing strikes but missing.
Maivia has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrett is in close to Maivia's body, working some short punches and elbows.#T1#
Barrett throwing strikes but missing.
Barrett is fighting to break Maivia's control of his arms but Maivia is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Barrett with a flurry of punches that miss.
Maivia lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Maivia pushes down on Barrett's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Maivia connects with a nice short shot to Barrett's temple.
Maivia controlling the action here.#T2#
Maivia working over Barrett with some ground and pound. Barrett looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Maivia is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Maivia throwing shots but Barrett is blocking nicely.
Maivia sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Barrett 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.
Maivia stops Barrett from getting back to his feet.
Barrett flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Maivia sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Barrett defending well though. #T3#
Maivia working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Maivia wants to free his trapped foot but Barrett is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Maivia is controlling the pace.
Maivia seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Maivia takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#T4#
Barrett trying to control from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Maivia connects with a nice short shot to Barrett's temple.
Barrett wants to get back to his feet.
Maivia takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Barrett won't allow Maivia to pass to mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Maivia drops an elbow to the side of Barrett's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Maivia dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Barrett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Elvin Barrett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maivia tries to clinch but Barrett moves out of range. #TD2#
Barrett gets caught flat footed, as Maivia shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Maivia throws a strike but Barrett rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Maivia is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Barrett throws a big right hand that misses.
Barrett could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrett postures up in Maivia's guard and throws a big left but Maivia blocks it.
Barrett throwing strikes from guard but Maivia blocks nicely.
Barrett with a flurry of punches that miss. #T1#
Maivia preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maivia wants to stand and escape but Barrett is having none of it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Maivia is on top in guard.
#REVB#
Maivia is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Maivia won't allow Barrett to get back to his feet.
Maivia is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Maivia must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maivia trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Maivia is in close to Barrett's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Barrett keeping moving, preventing Maivia from controlling successfully.
Maivia pushes down on Barrett's leg and manages to get into half guard.#T3#
Maivia with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Maivia is continuing to stall.
Barrett on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Maivia trying to control the pace.
Maivia's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Maivia is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Maivia slows the pace down in half guard.
Rocky Maivia has got the better of the ground game so far.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Maivia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#TD2#
Maivia drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Maivia content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Maivia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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##TD2#
Maivia gets the takedown into side control.
Maivia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Maivia taking a breather here.
Barrett is pushing Maivia's head away, looking to escape. Maivia manages to hold on to the position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maivia works to advance to full mount. Barrett defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Barrett tries to lock up and control but Maivia gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Maivia controlling from the full mount. #T1#
Maivia pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Barrett taking shots to the head.
Barrett in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Maivia is stalling here but it's allowed Barrett to get half guard.
Maivia controlling the action here.
Barrett is refusing to be controlled, as Maivia sits in half guard.
Maivia winds up and cracks Barrett with a swinging punch to the side of the head. #T2##SUB#
Barrett looking for submissions off his back.
Maivia throwing shots but Barrett is blocking nicely. #SUB#
Barrett looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Maivia lands a nice short elbow.
Maivia takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.#T3#
Let's hope that Maivia has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
More stalling from Maivia.
Barrett has hold of Maivia's hands but Maivia slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Maivia is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Maivia misses with a hook.
Maivia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maivia tries a head kick but it misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#CL2#
Maivia clinches up with Barrett and pushes him back against the cage.
Elvin Barrett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rocky Maivia is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Barrett has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Maivia after a bit of a struggle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rocky Maivia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Maivia has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocky Maivia!
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