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Event:
CFN2: Gracie vs Fiso
Date: Aug 23, 2017 |
#R1##CL#
Caciba darts in and clinches Rothwell up against the cage.
Caciba looking to throw knees to the head but Rothwell is blocking nicely.
Rothwell dodges an elbow strike from Caciba.
Rothwell is trying to push Caciba away but Caciba has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#BC2#
Rothwell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Caciba missing with knees to the body.
Rothwell wants to break free but Caciba has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caciba tries for a takedown but Rothwell manages to get underhooks.
Caciba with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
#BC2#
Rothwell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#T1##CL#
Caciba moves into the clinch successfully.
Caciba with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #CUT#
It looks like Robbie Rothwell has been cut.
Caciba misses with an elbow strike.
Caciba keeps control of Rothwell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rothwell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rothwell is trying to push Caciba away but Caciba has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rothwell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Caciba misses with some punches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Caciba obliges.
Caciba lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Caciba tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
#T2#
Rothwell is looking to break free of the clinch but Caciba has double underhooks.
Caciba misses with a knee strike.
Caciba taking a breather.
Come on Caciba - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rothwell wants to break free but Caciba has control.
Caciba landing some nice looking knees to the body.
#BC2#
Rothwell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Caciba tries a head kick but it misses.
#T3##CL2#
Rothwell clinches. #BC2#
Rothwell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Rothwell clinches with his opponent.
Rothwell wants to get back to striking at distance but Caciba won't allow it.
A short uppercut from Caciba.
A right hand to the body from Caciba.
Rothwell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rothwell is trying to break the clinch but Caciba is controlling him.
Caciba tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rothwell just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rothwell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Caciba lands a nice elbow. #T4#
Caciba keeps control of Rothwell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Caciba tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
#BC#
Caciba's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rothwell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rothwell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Caciba has him pressed against the cage.
Caciba misses with a knee strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Caciba creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #TD#
Caciba pulls guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Caciba dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robbie Rothwell's cut.
That's time! Caciba's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2##CL#
Caciba moves into the clinch successfully.
Rothwell tries to circle away but Caciba has him pinned against the cage.
Rothwell wants to break free but Caciba has control.
Rothwell letting Caciba take a breather here.#BC2#
Rothwell manages to break the clinch.
Caciba closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rothwell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Caciba rushes Rothwell and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rothwell is looking to break free of the clinch but Caciba has double underhooks.
Caciba is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rothwell to keep the fight standing.#T1#
Rothwell working hard to break the clinch.
Rothwell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rothwell is trying to break free.
Caciba with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Caciba lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Caciba is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rothwell can do to turn this around?
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Caciba.
Caciba tries to work over Rothwell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rothwell tries to circle away but Caciba has him pinned against the cage.
Rothwell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Caciba keeps control of Rothwell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rothwell wants to break the clinch but can't.
#BC#
Caciba breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
Rothwell moves into range and clinches up with Caciba.
Rothwell has had enough of the clinch but Caciba keeps him there for the moment.
Rothwell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Caciba leaning his opponent against the cage.#BC#
Caciba breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T3#
Caciba blocks a head kick by Rothwell.
Caciba throws a big counter combination but Rothwell scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.#CL#
Caciba pushes Rothwell up against the cage in a clinch.
Rothwell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Diego Caciba has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A frustrated look appears on Rothwell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Caciba gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #CUT#
That has opened up Robbie Rothwell's cut even more.
Rothwell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rothwell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Caciba has him pressed against the cage.
Caciba keeps control of Rothwell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rothwell wants to break free but Caciba has control.
Rothwell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rothwell wants to break the clinch but can't.
#T4#
Rothwell wants to break free but Caciba has control.
Rothwell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Caciba stalling.
Caciba connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rothwell's face.
Rothwell can't break the clinch.
Caciba prevents Rothwell from breaking the clinch.
Rothwell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Caciba tries to pull guard but Rothwell won't allow it.
Caciba fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Caciba. That's going to take a lot out of him.#BC2#
Rothwell manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Caciba dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Robbie Rothwell's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Rothwell closes the distance and pushes Caciba back into the cage.
Rothwell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Caciba lands a nice elbow.
Caciba misses with some punches.
Caciba displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rothwell up against the cage.
Caciba effectively controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caciba misses with a body punch.
Rothwell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#T1#
Caciba softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#TD#
Caciba pulls guard. #ES#
Caciba kicks Rothwell off and gets to his feet.
Caciba is looking to clinch but Rothwell is avoiding it.
#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Caciba lands an uppercut.#BC#
Caciba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Caciba tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rothwell counters with a series of strikes. Caciba will be more careful next time no doubt. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL#
Caciba moves into range and clinches up with Rothwell.
Caciba misses with a short punch on the inside. #TD#
Caciba drags the fight down to the ground.
Rothwell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rothwell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Caciba swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rothwell trying to control but Caciba is working from the bottom.
Caciba wants to stand and escape but Rothwell is having none of it. #SU2#
Rothwell stands up and waves to Caciba to follow him. #CL#
Caciba gets in close and instigates a clinch. #T3#
Rothwell working hard to break the clinch.
Caciba makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Caciba utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Caciba jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rothwell walks away with a smile on his face. Caciba gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL#
Caciba has managed to clinch.
Caciba tries a body shot but Rothwell blocks it.
Caciba crunches a lovely knee into Rothwell's ribcage.
Rothwell avoiding damage as Caciba throws knees to the body.
#T4#
Caciba keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rothwell's efforts to push away.
Rothwell blocks the elbow strike.
Caciba throws a head punch that misses.
Rothwell is trying to force a seperation but Caciba has the dominant position.
Caciba misses with a knee strike.
Rothwell blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Caciba tries to pull guard but Rothwell holds him up against the cage and eventually Caciba drops back down to his feet.
Robbie Rothwell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diego Caciba is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Caciba lands an elbow inside that Rothwell shrugs off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Caciba showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Caciba, 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Caciba!
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Event:
CFN1: Vovchanchyn vs Xerxes
Date: Jul 26, 2017 |
#R1#
Caiman lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Caiman.
Caiman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rothwell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rothwell falls off balance throwing a combination
#TD#
and Caiman counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rothwell won't be happy with that.
Rothwell is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Caiman has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Caiman advances nicely into full mount. #SUB#
Caiman looking for a guillotine from mount but Rothwell is having none of it.
You get the feeling that Rothwell really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Caiman looking to control and managing it successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!#SUB#
Caiman goes for an armbar but Rothwell turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Rothwell. #T1#
Caiman has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Caiman's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Caiman keeping moving, preventing Rothwell from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Caiman holds on and takes a little breather.
Rothwell must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SUB#
Caiman looking for a guillotine here but Rothwell defends easily.
Caiman has a closed guard, preventing Rothwell from standing up.
Caiman is pulling down on Rothwell's head. It's preventing any offense from Rothwell, at least for the moment.
Rothwell has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Caiman is proving hard to escape from.
Caiman seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #T3##SUB#
Caiman has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Rothwell should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Caiman has tightened it up now! Rothwell should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ronaldo Caiman!
After the fight, Ronaldo Caiman was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Event:
Combate 5: Orgulho
Date: May 27, 2017 |
#R1#
Rothwell goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pavlovic keeps the fight on the outside.
Rothwell tries to clinch #TD#
and Pavlovic counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rothwell won't be happy with that.
Pavlovic throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Pavlovic scores with a couple of short elbows.
We've been hearing that Pavlovic has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Pavlovic in side control, throwing shots but Rothwell defends.
Rothwell wants to get back to his feet.
Rothwell felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.#SUB#
Pavlovic is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rothwell is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Pavlovic 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.
Pavlovic throwing shots but missing, from side control. #ES2#
Rothwell explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
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!
Rothwell scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#T1##TD#
Pavlovic gets a takedown into half guard.
Pavlovic throws a strike but Rothwell avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Pavlovic throwing strikes but missing.
Pavlovic landing some decent shots from guard.
Pavlovic throwing strikes but missing.
Rothwell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pavlovic showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #T2#
Pavlovic throws a big elbow that misses.
Pavlovic in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #SU#
Pavlovic decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Rothwell, up you get!
Rothwell wants to clinch
and Pavlovic counters with a straight right hand.#CUT#
It looks like Robbie Rothwell has been cut.
Rothwell scores with a body shot.
Rothwell tries to clinch up.
Rothwell closes the distance looking to clinch #TD#
and Pavlovic decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rothwell's guard.#T3#
Pavlovic is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rothwell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pavlovic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pavlovic working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pavlovic landing with the ground and pound.
Pavlovic postures up in Rothwell's guard and throws a big left but Rothwell blocks it.
Rothwell wants to get back to his feet but Pavlovic is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pavlovic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rothwell looks winded!
Rothwell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T4#
Rothwell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pavlovic throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rothwell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pavlovic missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pavlovic wants to control from the top but Rothwell keeps moving.
Pavlovic working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pavlovic missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rothwell wants to get back to his feet but Pavlovic is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rothwell wants to clinch up but Pavlovic keeps it at a distance.
Pavlovic throws a counter high kick but Rothwell was just alert enough to avoid it.
Rothwell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pavlovic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rothwell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pavlovic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pavlovic throws a big counter combination but Rothwell scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ante Pavlovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robbie Rothwell's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Rothwell wants to clinch.
Robbie Rothwell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pavlovic takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rothwell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pavlovic circles away quickly and effectively.
Rothwell connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pavlovic. Pavlovic circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rothwell wants to clinch.#T1#
Rothwell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.#CL2#
Rothwell fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pavlovic, pushing him back against the cage.
Rothwell dodges an elbow strike from Pavlovic.
Rothwell can't break the clinch.
Pavlovic pushes off an throws an elbow but Rothwell leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rothwell is trying to break the clinch but Pavlovic has him pressed against the cage.
The referee calls for Pavlovic to work.
Pavlovic goes for a takedown attempt but Rothwell pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rothwell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pavlovic changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rothwell tries to avoid it but Pavlovic manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rothwell to the ground. Rothwell escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rothwell lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.#T2#
Pavlovic on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pavlovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Rothwell.
Rothwell tries to close the distance and clinch but Pavlovic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rothwell wants to clinch.
Rothwell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rothwell tries to clinch up.
Rothwell tries to close the distance and clinch but Pavlovic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pavlovic is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Rothwell.#T3#
A combination from Rothwell does no damage.
Pavlovic is looking for a counter combo.
Rothwell wants to clinch#TD#
and Pavlovic counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Pavlovic thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rothwell's head.
Rothwell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pavlovic.
Pavlovic lands with a punch from half guard.
Pavlovic not doing much here.
Rothwell is breathing heavily.
Pavlovic thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ante Pavlovic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rothwell tries to kick Pavlovic off but Pavlovic keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. #T4#
Rothwell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pavlovic throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pavlovic sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rothwell defending well though.
Pavlovic has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Pavlovic lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Pavlovic putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pavlovic lands a heavy elbow. #ROC#
Rothwell is rocked!
Pavlovic tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rothwell is still in real trouble! Can Pavlovic finish him?
Pavlovic with shots to the head and body - Rothwell looks very uncomfortable down there.
Rothwell takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Pavlovic's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ante Pavlovic!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 03, 2017 |
#R1#
A slapping leg kick lands for Rothwell.
Robbie Rothwell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Rothwell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Campbell taking a breather.
Campbell is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. #BC2#
Rothwell breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
Rothwell gets a clinch.
Campbell taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
#BC2#
Rothwell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Campbell tries to clinch up
and Rothwell counters with a nice uppercut. #CUT2#
It looks like Calvin Campbell has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circle, before Rothwell throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Campbell's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Rothwell lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Robbie Rothwell!
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