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Event:
IFC 14
Date: Sep 09, 2017 |
#R1# Moore smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Demetriou moves out of range of the strikes. Demetriou takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Moore getting the better of the striking in that exchange. We've been hearing reports that Demetriou has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight. Moore bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Demetriou's head backwards. A jab from Moore misses. Demetriou shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Moore counters with a nice uppercut. Moore throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Demetriou half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. Moore is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Demetriou. Moore misses with the combination.
Demetriou tries to counter with a takedown but Moore is quick to defend against it. Moore misses with a straight left. Demetriou misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Moore looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T1# Demetriou takes one on the button. Demetriou blocks a jab. Demetriou goes for a double leg but Moore avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Moore continues to drive forward. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Theodoros Demetriou. That's going to take a lot out of him. Demetriou uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moore. Demetriou seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter. Moore defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Demetriou. Moore loads up on a big right hand but Demetriou slips the punch. Moore might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Moore jabs Demetriou to the body, keeping him at a distance. Demetriou throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Moore's waist but Moore gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Demetriou off to one side. Moore cracks Demetriou with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#T2# A big left from Moore misses. Demetriou is trying hard to land a takedown here. Moore sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Demetriou fails with the takedown. Moore throws an overhand right that lands on Demetriou's shoulder, as Demetriou tries to avoid the shot. Demetriou steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Moore. Demetriou feinted with a counter takedown. Demetriou steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Moore. Moore slaps away a takedown attempt from Demetriou, before circling back to the center of the mat. Nice defenses there by Demetriou. Demetriou is looking for a counter combo. Jamel Moore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Moore lands with a shot to the body. 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! Moore scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#T3# Demetriou showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Moore.
Moore lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Demetriou at a distance.
Moore lands with a shot to the body. Demetriou takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Moore bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Demetriou's head backwards. Demetriou moves away from the strike by Moore. Demetriou is looking to counter with a body kick. Moore dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Demetriou shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Moore as he avoids it easily. Moore dips down and scores with a jab to the body. The crowd cheers as Moore lands an impressive looking overhand right. Demetriou doesn't seem phased though.#T4# Demetriou on the wrong end of a nice hook.#ROC2# Demetriou is rocked! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Moore moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Demetriou! Moore continues to tee off on Demetriou, landing with a left and a right! Moore connects with a right hand that leaves Demetriou sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Moore!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jamel Moore! An out of breath Jamel Moore thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
IFC 12: Retaliation
Date: Aug 26, 2017 |
#R1# Jenner looks to land a right hand but Demetriou moved out of range. Demetriou tries to counter with a takedown but Jenner is quick to defend against it. Jenner scores with a jab to the body. Demetriou takes one to the side of the head.
Jenner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Demetriou half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. Demetriou takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Demetriou looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Demetriou shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jenner defends it nicely. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#KD2# Jenner drops Demetriou with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Demetriou looks back up at him and smiles so Jenner waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
#ROC2# Demetriou is rocked! This has been an exciting period of action! Demetriou leaves his chin hanging out and Jenner seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Demetriou crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Caitlyn Jenner! Caitlyn Jenner decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
Wed Night Fights 8
Date: Aug 09, 2017 |
#R1# Demetriou ducks right into an uppercut from Heavyweight. Demetriou avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Heavyweight cracks Demetriou with a hook to the temple - Demetriou is on wobbly legs here! Heavyweight swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Demetriou falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Heavyweight wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Light Heavyweight! Light Heavyweight retains his light heavyweight title! Light Heavyweight 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:
Mon Night Fights#2-Wicked City
Date: Jul 31, 2017 |
#R1##TD# Demetriou shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Demetriou showed some decent athleticism there. #SUB# Schmo is defending against the submission attempts here by Demetriou.
#SUB# Demetriou seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Schmo is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Theodoros Demetriou!
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Event:
IFC Wednesday Night Fights #5
Date: Jul 19, 2017 |
#R1# Jab, jab by Man - just one landing. Demetriou fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Man throws a counter combo. Demetriou looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#TD# Demetriou shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Demetriou was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Demetriou working away. Man is looking for a sweep. Man is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.#SUB# Demetriou is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Man knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. Man is looking for a sweep. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB# Demetriou tries for a kimura but Man is defending well. #SUB# Demetriou is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Man is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #SUB# Demetriou working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #T1# Demetriou is looking to take a break and control but Man is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB# Demetriou wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Man, who protects the arm well. Man is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Demetriou trying to control the position but Man is working away. #SUB# Demetriou is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Man has escaped the position, nice work there. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB# Demetriou wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Man, who protects the arm well. Demetriou working away.#SUB# Demetriou is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Man is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #T2# Man tries to improve position but can't. #SUB# Demetriou is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Man is trying to escape and Demetriou transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Man is forced to tap! Nice work there by Demetriou! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Theodoros Demetriou!
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Event:
IFC6 - SAW
Date: Jul 08, 2017 |
#R1# Stokes throws a big shot that misses. Demetriou tries a quick counter leg kick but Stokes is wise to it. Stokes pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Stokes misses with a left hand #TD2# and Demetriou counters with a nice double leg into side control. Stokes won't be happy with that. #SUB2# Demetriou is working to tighten his grip on Stokes's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Stokes has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Demetriou is really squeezing tight and eventually Stokes passes out! Demetriou breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Theodoros Demetriou!
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Event:
Island Aspire 7
Date: Jun 26, 2017 |
#R1# Meiueder cracks a nice hook into Demetriou's ribs. Meiueder ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Demetriou shoots in for a double leg but Meiueder sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Demetriou doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Meiueder tries a head kick but it misses.
Demetriou feinted with a counter takedown. Nice body punch from Meiueder. Demetriou on the wrong end of a nice hook. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Demetriou misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Meiueder cracks Demetriou with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#T1# Demetriou takes a shot right to the bread basket. Meiueder lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Meiueder scores with a shot to the body.
Meiueder lands with a shot to the body. Meiueder misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world. Sloppy strikes from Meiueder. Those never looked like landing. Demetriou half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. Demetriou walks into a left hand. Demetriou gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#T2# Meiueder lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Demetriou at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Demetriou ducks under a wild hook from Meiueder. Meiueder lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Demetriou circles away quickly and effectively. Danga de danga de dang - Meiueder scores with a four punch combination! Demetriou gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Meiueder counters with a lovely shot to the body. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Theodoros Demetriou. That's going to take a lot out of him. Meiueder listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#T3# Left hook, right uppercut from Meiueder. Meiueder throws a right and a left that Demetriou avoids nicely. Some wild striking there from Meiueder.
Demetriou will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Meiueder follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.#TD# Demetriou shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Meiueder napping and manages to drive through into side control! Meiueder wants to get back to his feet but Demetriou drags him back down. Meiueder is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.#SUB# Demetriou is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Meiueder is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Meiueder is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.#T4##SUB# Demetriou tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Meiueder can do anything to dispel that myth. Meiueder tries to escape but Demetriou is in control. #SUB# Demetriou working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. Demetriou trying to control the action but Meiueder is working from the bottom. Meiueder stops Demetriou from passing to mount. Meiueder is trying to buck Demetriou off. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Floidi Meiueder dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! #R2# Meiueder throws a body punch but Demetriou moves out of range. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Demetriou is defended easily by Meiueder. Meiueder ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Demetriou avoids a punch combination nicely.
#T1# Demetriou misses with an attempted mid kick.
Meiueder is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Demetriou with a body shot. Meiueder scores with a body shot.
Demetriou will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. A little jabbing left from Meiueder on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Floidi Meiueder is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Meiueder swings for the body but Demetriou moves out of range.
Demetriou appears to be looking for a counter takedown. Floidi Meiueder seems to be getting the better of the standup. Meiueder misses the shot to the body. Demetriou changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit. Demetriou shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Meiueder as he avoids it easily. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Theodoros Demetriou. That's going to take a lot out of him. Demetriou shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Meiueder fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#T2# Demetriou darts in looking for a takedown but Meiueder gets double underhooks and turns Demetriou into the cage. Meiueder misses with a jab, cross combination.
Meiueder swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Demetriou feinted there with a counter leg kick. No luck for Demetriou with that takedown attempt. Meiueder clobbers Demetriou with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Meiueder has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Meiueder throws a sloppy head kick and Demetriou moves out of range easily. #T3# Demetriou shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Meiueder as he avoids it easily. Meiueder lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Meiueder goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Meiueder lands with a straight right. Demetriou didn't see that one coming. Meiueder lands a two punch combo.
#ROC2# Demetriou is rocked! Meiueder throws a series of punches but Demetriou moves out of range. Oh Demetriou is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Meiueder throws a right and a left that Demetriou avoids nicely. Nice uppercut lands for Meiueder. That snapped Demetriou's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A big right followed by a crushing left from Meiueder knocks Demetriou out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Floidi Meiueder! A victorious Floidi Meiueder thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
Aspire Island 5
Date: Jun 18, 2017 |
#R1##TD2# Demetriou gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ocean to score an easy takedown into full guard.#SUB# Demetriou working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ocean doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Demetriou is tightening it up a little... Ocean has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Ocean reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Ocean taps out! Nice BJJ there by Demetriou!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Theodoros Demetriou!
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Event:
Aspire Island 1
Date: Jun 08, 2017 |
#R1# Demetriou shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Donderson as he avoids it easily. Donderson steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect. Donderson jabs Demetriou right on the nose. Demetriou blinks but takes it well. Demetriou misses with a takedown attempt - Donderson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. A lazy body kick from Donderson #TD# and Demetriou counters with a nice double leg into guard. Demetriou trying to control the position from guard on top but Donderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Demetriou passes Donderson's right leg, so he's now in half guard. #SUB# Demetriou has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Donderson defend it? Demetriou steps over the head and cranks it - Donderson is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Demetriou!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Theodoros Demetriou!
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