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Event:
TRFC78
Date: Jun 04, 2017 |
#R1# Hendry tries to clinch there but Frieza circles away.
Frieza scores with a nice strike. Frieza tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Frieza throws a good cross that connects.
Frieza misses with a takedown attempt - Hendry sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Hendry tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away. Hendry misses with a double jab.
#CL# Frieza pushes Hendry up against the cage in a clinch. Hendry goes for a takedown in the clinch but Frieza prevents it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Frieza cracks Hendry with a nice body shot. Frieza trying to control the position but instead, Hendry has worked for underhooks and has pushed Frieza into the cage. The referee calls for Frieza to work.
#T1# Frieza lands an elbow inside. Hendry takes an elbow to the temple. #BC# Frieza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hendry doesn't manage to clinch there - Frieza circles away.
Hendry connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Frieza tries to clinch but Hendry moves out of range. Hendry is looking to clinch. Frieza misses with a wild body shot. Hendry fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Frieza goes for a double leg but Hendry avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hendry continues to drive forward.#T2# Hendry misses with a jab, cross combination.
Frieza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hendry swats him away and circles back towards the center. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Frieza is defended easily by Hendry. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lord Frieza. That's going to take a lot out of him. Frieza fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Hendry tries to clinch up. Frieza takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hendry stuffs the takedown attempt from Frieza. Frieza gets slowly back to his feet. Hendry tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.#T3# Frieza shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hendry as he avoids it easily. Hendry tries a head kick but it misses.
Frieza shoots in looking for a takedown. Hendry tries to sprawl out of it but Frieza keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hendry manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Horrible takedown attempt by Hendry or perhaps it was just good defense by Frieza, which made it look bad. #TD2# Hendry closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. #T4# Hendry taking a breather here. Frieza is trying to get back to his feet. Frieza has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.#SUB2# Hendry is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Frieza is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Frieza is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hendry asserts his dominance and retains side control. 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 Lord Frieza will probably get the nod. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! #R2# Hendry looks to land a combination but Frieza avoids it well. Hendry chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Frieza can pounce on him.
Frieza tries to clinch up but Hendry circles away and keeps his distance. Hendry feints the counter takedown. Frieza digs a good hook to Hendry's body.
Frieza scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#TD2# Frieza gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hendry to score an easy takedown into full guard. Frieza wants to get back to his feet but Hendry is in a dominant position and won't allow it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hendry stays in close to Frieza's body and controls the position. #T1# Hendry passes Frieza's right leg, so he's now in half guard. Frieza is trying to stand.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. Hendry controlling the action here. #REF3# The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Frieza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T2# 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. Frieza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hendry moves away. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hendry is defended easily by Frieza. Frieza throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hendry's waist but Hendry gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Frieza off to one side. #CL2# The fight moves into the clinch position. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#BC# Frieza pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Hendry misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.#T3# Frieza fails with a takedown attempt. Hendry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Frieza moves out of range and avoids them all easily. A left and a right from Frieza both land. Nice combination. A solid leg kick lands there for Frieza.
Hendry misses with a takedown attempt and Frieza counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Lord Frieza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonny Hendry. Hendry is breathing heavily. Hendry looks to clinch and Frieza counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Jonny Hendry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Frieza's corner calls for a 1-2. Frieza obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Frieza catches Hendry with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#T4# Frieza tries to close the distance and clinch but Hendry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Jonny Hendry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Frieza shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hendry as he jumps to the side. #TD2# Frieza gets caught flat footed, as Hendry shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Frieza is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Hendry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Frieza swivels though and keeps the full guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lord Frieza dominated that second round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round! #R3# Frieza tries to clinch #TD2# and Hendry counters with a shoot takedown. Frieza fights it but they end up in guard. Frieza is looking to stand back up but Hendry counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Frieza. #REVR# Hendry controlling the action here. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Frieza tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Hendry manages to move to mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Frieza wants to try and get back to his feet.#T1##ES# Frieza bucks up and throws Hendry to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!#CL# Frieza rushes Hendry and presses him up against the cage. It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Frieza here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man. Hendry being controlled against the cage. Hendry drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Frieza gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Frieza scores with an uppercut up the middle. Hendry tries to pull guard but Frieza won't allow it.
Hendry tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lord Frieza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonny Hendry. Hendry tries to pull guard but Frieza holds him up against the cage and eventually Hendry drops back down to his feet.
#T2# Hendry tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
#TD# Frieza manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. Hendry prevents Frieza from getting back to his feet. #T3# Hendry sitting in guard here, content to control. Frieza is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hendry is controlling him. #REF3# The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity. Frieza connects with a body shot. Frieza cracks the inside of Hendry's front leg. Frieza shoots for a takedown but Hendry saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Hendry circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hendry feints the counter takedown.#T4# Frieza looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hendry is fending him off so far but Frieza persists. Nope, Hendry circles away and we're back to standing. Hendry shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Frieza but Frieza pushes him off and we're back to square one. Frieza leaves Hendry with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Lord Frieza is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Lord Frieza is winning the standup battle so far. Frieza fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Hendry closes this distance looking for a takedown but Frieza circles away. Frieza is looking to clinch but Hendry is avoiding it.
Hendry drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Frieza defends it well. Jonny Hendry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! A low kick from Hendry misses and Hendry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that's the end of the fight! Lord Frieza showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Frieza, 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight for Lord Frieza! Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Lord Frieza! Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Lord Frieza!
Lord Frieza wins by unanimous decision! A relieved looking Lord Frieza thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 31, 2017 |
#R1##TD2# Hendry feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Hendry's corner is telling him to maintain position. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Diaz controlling the position. Hendry trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Diaz throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Diaz keeping full guard, as Hendry tries to pass. Diaz tries to land a sweep but no joy. Hendry sitting in guard, not really doing much. Diaz trying to keep a closed guard but Hendry is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Hendry slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Diaz. Hendry is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.#T1# Hendry scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Diaz wants to improve his position but Hendry is controlling well.
Diaz is trying to maintain the position but Hendry is very close to passing his half guard.#SUB2# Hendry is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. Hendry not doing much here.
Hendry tries to stand but his arm is trapped. Diaz misses with some strikes from the bottom.
#T2# The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Diaz is refusing to be controlled, as Hendry sits in half guard. Hendry slows the pace down in half guard. Diaz wants to get back to full guard. Diaz wants to control but Hendry is keeping busy.
Hendry trying to control the pace. The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up. Hendry lands with a punch from half guard. Hendry uses his free foot to push down on Diaz's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Diaz. Diaz is trying desperately to improve position.#T3# Diaz wants to hold on but Hendry pushes him away.#SUB2# Hendry jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Diaz is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Diaz and Hendry has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Diaz is trying to control Hendry's posture but Hendry avoids it. Diaz is trying to escape the position but Hendry is controlling the position. Diaz taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hendry controls the position. Diaz is not content to let Hendry control the position. The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.#T4# The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#SU2# Hendry stands up and we're back to a striking position. #CL2# Hendry has Diaz up against the cage in a clinch.
#TD2# Hendry tightens his grip and picks Diaz up, before dumping him to the ground. Diaz manages to land in guard. Diaz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hendry is one step ahead there. Hendry showing good wrestling skills to control the position. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Diaz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hendry is one step ahead there. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Hendry dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action! #R2##TD2# Diaz gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Hendry won't allow Diaz to sweep him here. Hendry content to stall in guard here. Hendry is continuing to stall. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SU2# Hendry gets to his feet - Diaz follows without any prompting. Hendry lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#T1##TD2# Hendry shoots in and gets a takedown into Diaz's guard. Hendry pushing down on Diaz's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. Hendry scoring with strikes to the body and head. #SUB2# Hendry is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jonny Hendry has got the better of the ground game so far.#SUB2# Hendry is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Diaz defends it well. Diaz trying to get back to full guard but Hendry takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount! Hendry has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Diaz is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Hendry landing strikes from the mount and Diaz is in trouble! Diaz is trying desperately to improve position. Hendry tries to control but Diaz wriggling away. #T2# Diaz tries to lock up and control but Hendry gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Hendry lands a big shot there that rocks Diaz but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hendry controlling from mount. This has been an exciting period of action! Diaz tries to get back to half guard but can't. Hendry can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Diaz is looking to escape. Diaz in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. #T3# Diaz working to try and regain half guard.
Hendry controlling the position easily from mount. Hendry avoids the attempt from Diaz to control. Hendry lands with some strikes. Diaz is trying desperately to improve position. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Diaz tries to control Hendry's body but Hendry pushes him off. Diaz squirms to his side and now Hendry has his back! #SUB2# Hendry has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Diaz has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
#SUB2# Hendry has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Diaz is defending well but eventually Hendry manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Diaz has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jonny Hendry!
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