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Event:
TBD#30: MEGATON vs. C K
Date: May 06, 2018 |
#R1#
Van Acker digs a good body shot into Hibbert's ribs.
Hibbert lands with an uppercut that bounces Van Acker off the cage and back into range.
Hibbert throws a body shot but no joy.
Hibbert will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hibbert throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Van Acker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Van Acker fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hibbert misses with a series of wild punches.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Van Acker is defended easily by Hibbert.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Acker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hibbert keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luc Van Acker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hibbert lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Van Acker at a distance.
#T1#
Hibbert darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hibbert throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Acker seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Van Acker looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#TD#
Van Acker scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Van Acker throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hibbert wants to get back to full guard.
Hibbert keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Hibbert is looking to improve his position.
Hibbert is holding on to half guard well.
Hibbert blocking the ground and pound attempt from Van Acker.
Hibbert avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Van Acker.
Hibbert controlling the position well.
Hibbert has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Ramirez School Of Excellence. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Hibbert trying to control here.
#T2#
Hibbert is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Van Acker not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Van Acker blocks the strikes from Hibbert.
Van Acker not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Van Acker throwing shots but Hibbert is blocking nicely.
Hibbert is looking to control Van Acker's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hibbert avoid being mounted?
Hibbert is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Van Acker is staying active.
Hibbert is controlling Van Acker's trapped leg to prevent Van Acker from advancing to side control.
Van Acker thows a huge punch but Hibbert dodges it nicely.
Van Acker not landing any meaningful shots this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Acker prevents Hibbert from standing back up.
Hibbert gets back to full guard.
Van Acker has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#T3#
Van Acker throws a big right hand that misses.
Van Acker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Van Acker throwing strikes from guard but Hibbert blocks nicely.
Hibbert is adopting a defensive guard.
Van Acker with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hibbert seems keen to control Van Acker's posture.
Van Acker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Van Acker postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hibbert has control of Van Acker's left arm, preventing Van Acker from doing any damage.
Let's hope that Hibbert 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.
Van Acker throwing strikes from guard but Hibbert blocks nicely.
Hibbert has control of Van Acker's left arm, preventing Van Acker from doing any damage. #T4#
Hibbert is continuing to stall.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Van Acker slips a jab and a cross from Hibbert.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hibbert lands a jab.
Hibbert looks to land a right hand but Van Acker moved out of range.
Hibbert rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van Acker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Van Acker moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Hibbert dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Decent striking displayed by Hibbert there.
Van Acker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Van Acker listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hibbert connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Van Acker shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hibbert defends it nicely.
Hibbert misses the shot to the body.
Hibbert dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hibbert dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tony Hibbert seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van Acker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hibbert leaves Van Acker with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luc Van Acker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheers as Hibbert lands an impressive looking overhand right. Van Acker doesn't seem phased though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Acker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
#CL2#
and Hibbert counters by moving into the clinch. #T1#
Hibbert is trying to maintain a safe position but Van Acker gets an underhook and turns Hibbert into the cage.
Hibbert has Van Acker pressed against the cage.
A short right from Hibbert.
Hibbert gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Van Acker.
Hibbert misses with a punch on the inside.
Hibbert lands a hook that snaps the head of Van Acker backwards.
Hibbert lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short uppercut from Hibbert.
Van Acker has Hibbert pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hibbert manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Van Acker goes for a takedown attempt but Hibbert pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Luc Van Acker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A right-left combo lands from Hibbert. #T2#
Van Acker has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Acker tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Van Acker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #ROC2#
Van Acker is rocked!
Van Acker dives in and grabs Hibbert's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hibbert pushes down on Van Acker's head and hops out.
Hibbert throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Van Acker drops his hands momentarily and Hibbert takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Oh Van Acker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hibbert has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Van Acker darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Van Acker seems to have got his legs back now.
Van Acker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hibbert.
Van Acker is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hibbert sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hibbert lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Van Acker lands with a hook. Hibbert tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Van Acker drops his hands momentarily and Hibbert takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hibbert scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hibbert keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hibbert unleashes a big counter combination but Van Acker bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.#T3#
Van Acker tries to bum rush Hibbert with a series of wild strikes but Hibbert uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hibbert avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Acker takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hibbert throws a shot to the body.
Hibbert lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Van Acker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hibbert looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hibbert swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hibbert lands a really nice looking cross but Van Acker seems unphased.
Hibbert works Van Acker's body with a nice hook.
Hibbert lands with a nice body punch.
Hibbert connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Van Acker momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hibbert scores with the left hand. Van Acker knows he should have avoided that one.
Hibbert moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tony Hibbert is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hibbert stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hibbert wants it to stay on the feet.#T4#
Van Acker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Van Acker takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hibbert connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hibbert throws a one two combo.
Van Acker shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hibbert pinned against the cage. Hibbert gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hibbert circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Van Acker to the canvas! Van Acker doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Hibbert keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Hibbert!
The defeated Luc Van Acker had this to say: 'He cheated! Check his gloves, they've got chloroform on them!'.
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Event:
TBD#28 Brah vs Dee II
Date: Apr 15, 2018 |
#R1##TD#
Van Acker closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Van Acker lands in his opponent's guard.
Van Acker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Black avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Van Acker has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Black preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Van Acker lands a couple of elbows.
Van Acker is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Rip Shit Riot Yoga Club that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Black has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Black not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Van Acker throwing strikes but missing.
Black wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Acker postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Van Acker throwing strikes from guard but Black blocks nicely. #SUB2#
Black looking for a guillotine here but Van Acker defends easily.
#T1#
Van Acker landing with the ground and pound.
Van Acker throwing strikes from guard but Black blocks nicely.
Black has momentary wrist control but Van Acker slips an elbow through the middle.#ROC#
Black is rocked!
Van Acker with a flurry of punches that miss.
Black has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Fresh INC. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Black utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Van Acker scoring with punches to the head and body.
Black is still in real trouble! Can Van Acker finish him?
Van Acker arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Black's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Luc Van Acker!
A very excited looking Luc Van Acker rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Event:
KAMIKAZE 82: Raw
Date: Feb 23, 2018 |
#R1#
Van Acker takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sloppy strikes from Van Acker. Those never looked like landing.
Nagumo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Van Acker momentarily.
A big left from Nagumo misses.
Van Acker appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Van Acker looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nagumo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Van Acker closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Good standup being displayed there by Van Acker as he connects with a hook.
Nagumo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Acker.
Van Acker went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Nagumo throws a hook but Van Acker avoids it easily.
Nagumo misses with a two punch combination.
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!
Van Acker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Van Acker appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nagumo misses with a hook. Van Acker ducked under it nicely.
Nagumo throws a nice looking combination but Van Acker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It looked like Van Acker was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.#TD#
Van Acker looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Nagumo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Van Acker.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Acker thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Van Acker missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #T1#
Nice strikes from Van Acker there.
Van Acker 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.
Nice strikes from Van Acker there.
Van Acker thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Van Acker thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nagumo's head.
Van Acker not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nagumo has hold of Van Acker's hands but Van Acker slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nagumo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Van Acker.
Van Acker 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.
Van Acker missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Van Acker landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Van Acker landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Van Acker lands a nice short elbow.
Nagumo looks winded!
Van Acker thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nagumo's head.
Van Acker is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Nagumo is hurt! He's hurt bad - Van Acker fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Nagumo from any more punishment! Congratulations to Van Acker! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luc Van Acker!
After the fight, Luc Van Acker 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:
KAMIKAZE 71: Viva Victoria!
Date: Jan 12, 2018 |
#R1#
Van Acker misses with a few strikes there.
#TD#
Andonov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Andonov lands in his opponent's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Van Acker can do anything to dispel that myth.
Van Acker throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Van Acker has momentary wrist control but Andonov slips an elbow through the middle.
Van Acker wants to stand and escape but Andonov is having none of it.
Van Acker striking off his back but it's not causing Andonov any problems.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andonov distracts Van Acker with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Andonov postures up and lands a big shot to Van Acker's brow.
Van Acker throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Van Acker throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Acker is striking off his back. Andonov thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Andonov lands with a punch from half guard.
Van Acker flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Van Acker is pressing down on Andonov's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Andonov stands up over Van Acker, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #T1#
Van Acker is looking to stand up but Andonov isn't so interested in that idea.
Andonov 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.
Van Acker throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
#ES2#
Van Acker pushes Andonov off and scrambles back to his feet.
Van Acker has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Andonov is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Van Acker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Van Acker shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Andonov but Andonov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Van Acker digs a good hook to Andonov's body.
Andonov stuffs the takedown.
Van Acker doesn't manage to clinch there - Andonov circles away.
#TD#
Van Acker gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Andonov to score an easy takedown into full guard.#T2#
Van Acker trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Andonov won't allow Van Acker to get back to his feet.
Van Acker throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Van Acker wants to sweep here but Andonov controlling him for the moment.
Van Acker is still trying to improve position.
Andonov postures up and lands a big shot to Van Acker's brow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Andonov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Van Acker striking off his back but it's not causing Andonov any problems.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Andonov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Andonov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Andonov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Andonov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#ROC#
Van Acker is rocked!
Andonov is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Van Acker bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Andonov's guard. #REVB#
Van Acker passes into half guard. #T3#
Andonov has hold of Van Acker's hands but Van Acker slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Andonov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Van Acker.
Van Acker with the ground and pound but Andonov uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Van Acker lands a couple of elbows.
Andonov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Van Acker manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Andonov won't allow Van Acker to sweep him here.
Van Acker is striking off his back. Andonov thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Van Acker tries to kick Andonov off but Andonov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Andonov blocks the strikes from Van Acker.
Van Acker missing with punches from the bottom.
Andonov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Van Acker with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Van Acker strikes from the bottom but Andonov uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Van Acker tries to strike but it doesn't land. #T4#
Van Acker is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Andonov lands a few punches from side control.
Van Acker is still in real trouble! Can Andonov finish him?
Van Acker striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Van Acker is looking for a sweep.
Van Acker tries to escape but Andonov is in control.
Van Acker seems to have recovered his senses.
Check out the look on Andonov's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Andonov scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Van Acker is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Andonov can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yordan Andonov!
An out of breath Yordan Andonov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Luc Van Acker spoke after the fight, saying 'He cheated! Check his gloves, they've got chloroform on them!'.
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Event:
HHFC
Date: Nov 24, 2017 |
#R1#
Bigsby displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Van Acker.
Van Acker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Van Acker scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Luc Van Acker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bigsby dives in and grabs Van Acker's left leg, looking for a takedown. Van Acker pushes down on Bigsby's head and hops out.
Van Acker closes the distance and clinches up with Bigsby, looking for a takedown. Van Acker pushes Bigsby against the cage but Bigsby circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Van Acker just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBigsby.
Van Acker shoots in and drives through. Bigsby sprawls well.
Mike Bigsby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luc Van Acker.
Van Acker looks for a takedown but Bigsby sprawls well.
Bigsby misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Acker shoots in looking for a takedown. Bigsby tries to sprawl out of it but Van Acker keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bigsby manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice sprawl there from Bigsby as Van Acker shoots in.
Bigsby tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Van Acker defends well and Bigsby ends up having to push Van Acker into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.#T1#
Van Acker shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bigsby as he avoids it easily. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Van Acker is trying to drag Bigsby to the mat but Bigsby just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bigsby landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bigsby tries to stall but Van Acker uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bigsby tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Acker avoids it.
Bigsby stalling against the cage.
Bigsby tries for a takedown but Van Acker manages to get underhooks.
#T2#
Bigsby fails to pull guard.
Bigsby jumps guard but Van Acker stands there with Bigsby around his waist. Bigsby gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
#TD2#
Van Acker wants the takedown. Bigsby is fighting it off but Van Acker persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Bigsby's guard against the cage.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Van Acker scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#SUB#
Bigsby escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Van Acker gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Van Acker working some strikes from top position.
Van Acker connects with a couple of short punches.#ROC2#
Bigsby is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Acker gets to his feet and stands over Bigsby, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Bigsby felt that one! Van Acker unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Bigsby from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luc Van Acker!
Luc Van Acker bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
KAMIKAZE 62: Punk
Date: Nov 04, 2017 |
#R1#
Jackson stuns Van Acker with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Van Acker shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jackson pinned against the cage. Jackson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Van Acker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Acker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jackson looks to land a left hand but Van Acker moved out of range nicely.
Van Acker with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jackson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jackson lands a lovely overhand right.
Jackson lunges at Van Acker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Van Acker's hand. #ROC#
Van Acker is rocked!
Van Acker avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Van Acker is still on wobbly legs! Can Jackson finish him?
Van Acker gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jackson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Luke Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luc Van Acker.
Van Acker changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jackson tries to avoid it but Van Acker manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jackson to the ground. Jackson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Van Acker seems to have recovered his senses.
Van Acker darts in looking for a takedown but Jackson gets double underhooks and turns Van Acker into the cage.
Nice body punch from Jackson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson scores with a jab to the head.
Van Acker dives in and grabs Jackson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jackson pushes down on Van Acker's head and hops out.
A little feinted left hand from Jackson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Van Acker fails with a takedown attempt.
Van Acker looks winded!#T1#
Jackson punishes Van Acker's body with a nice straight punch.
Van Acker shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jackson defends it nicely.#KD#
Jackson drops Van Acker with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Van Acker looks back up at him and smiles so Jackson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Van Acker wants to clinch.
Jackson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#TD2#
Van Acker throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jackson was covering up waiting for the punch and Van Acker finishes the takedown easily into guard. #ES#
Jackson scrambles and gets back to his feet.
#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luke Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Acker fails to land the takedown.
Jackson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Van Acker has time to react.
Jackson cracks Van Acker with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jackson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Van Acker on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Van Acker is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jackson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jackson throwing a counter right hand but Van Acker manages to avoid it.
Jackson lands a nice hook to Van Acker's body. Van Acker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Horrible takedown attempt by Van Acker or perhaps it was just good defense by Jackson, which made it look bad.
Jab by Jackson.
Jackson scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Jackson finds it's way through Van Acker's defenses.
Van Acker gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Jackson gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luke Jackson!
Luke Jackson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Luc Van Acker had this to say: 'He cheated! Check his gloves, they've got chloroform on them!'.
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Event:
KAMIKAZE 57: Faith
Date: Oct 07, 2017 |
#R1#
A punch combination from Nagumo misses.
Van Acker swats away the attempt to clinch by Nagumo.
Nagumo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Acker moves away.
Nagumo looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Acker is just out of range.
A nice combination there by Nagumo.
Nagumo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Van Acker at a distance.
Nagumo swinging wildly here.
Nagumo is looking to clinch but Van Acker is avoiding it.
Van Acker throws a big counter combination but Nagumo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Van Acker fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Nagumo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nagumo tries to clinch but fails miserably #TD#
and Van Acker counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nagumo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Van Acker connects with a couple of short punches.#T1#
Van Acker lands a couple of digs.
Van Acker throwing strikes but missing.
Van Acker working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Van Acker is looking to work some ground and pound but Nagumo has wrist control.
Nagumo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Van Acker is in close to Nagumo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Van Acker postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Van Acker with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Van Acker throwing strikes but missing.
Van Acker keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nagumo's head.
Nagumo looks winded!
Nagumo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Van Acker throws a big elbow that misses.
Van Acker forces his way into half guard.#T2#
Van Acker is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nagumo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Van Acker. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Van Acker missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Van Acker throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Van Acker lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Van Acker missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Acker 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.
Van Acker thows a huge punch but Nagumo dodges it nicely.
Van Acker is nestled in close to Nagumo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Acker looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Van Acker 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.
Van Acker not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nagumo wants to get back to his feet.
Van Acker missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nice strikes from Van Acker there. #T3#
Van Acker not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Van Acker winds up and cracks Nagumo with a swinging punch to the side of the head. #ROC#
Nagumo is rocked!
Van Acker lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Nagumo quite badly. Nagumo pulls Van Acker in close trying to recover. Van Acker postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Nagumo on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Nagumo doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luc Van Acker!
In his post fight interview, Luc Van Acker started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Event:
KAMIKAZE 52: Dark Gate
Date: Sep 16, 2017 |
#R1#
Van Acker fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jackson avoids it really well and circles away.
Jackson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Van Acker doesn't seem bothered though.
A big right from Jackson misses.
Jackson lands a head shot.
Jackson lands a lovely overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Acker shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Van Acker fails to land the takedown.
Jackson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #T1#
Jackson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Van Acker on the side of the head. #TD2#
Jackson tries to sprawl but Van Acker drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Jackson is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Acker throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Jackson to regain full guard.
Jackson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Van Acker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jackson wants to stand up but Van Acker is controlling him.
Van Acker distracts Jackson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#ES#
Jackson manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Van Acker fails with the takedown.
Luke Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luc Van Acker.
Van Acker changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jackson tries to avoid it but Van Acker manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jackson to the ground. Jackson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jackson with a jab.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Jackson has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Jackson misses the jab.
Jackson connects with a jab.
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Acker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jackson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Jackson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Van Acker.
Jackson scores with a hook.
Jackson jabs at Van Acker's body.
A punch lands to the side of Van Acker 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Van Acker's coach down at Rip Shit Riot Yoga Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Van Acker's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Van Acker shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.#T3#
Van Acker fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jackson throwing a counter right hand but Van Acker manages to avoid it.
Van Acker slips a jab from Jackson.
Van Acker with a poor takedown
and Jackson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Van Acker blocks a jab.
Jackson lands a jab to the head.
Jackson misses with a straight right.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Acker was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Jackson connects with a jab.#ROC#
Van Acker is rocked!
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Van Acker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Van Acker is still on wobbly legs! Can Jackson finish him?
Van Acker lands a jab to Jackson's midsection.
Van Acker seems to have recovered his senses.
Van Acker darts in looking for a takedown but Jackson gets double underhooks and turns Van Acker into the cage. #T4#
Nice cross by Jackson.
Van Acker looks for a takedown but Jackson sprawls well.
Jackson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Luke Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Van Acker on the side of the head.
Van Acker ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a looping right.
Jackson lands a jab to the head.
#TD2#
Van Acker looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Jackson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Jackson scores with a nice head shot.
Luke Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
Jackson scores with a nice right hand.
Jackson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jackson swings for the body but Van Acker moves out of range.
Jackson throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Van Acker to counter with a crisp jab.
Van Acker staying out of range there.
Jackson lands a really nice looking cross but Van Acker seems unphased.
A swing and a miss from Jackson.
Van Acker with the counter takedown but Jackson avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Van Acker slips a straight right by Jackson.
Nice defenses there by Van Acker.
Jackson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Van Acker dives in and grabs Jackson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jackson pushes down on Van Acker's head and hops out.#T1#
Van Acker darts in looking for a takedown but Jackson gets double underhooks and turns Van Acker into the cage.
Van Acker slips under a jab from Jackson.
Jackson lands with a shot to the body.
Jackson looks to throw the jab but Van Acker is out of range.
Van Acker looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jackson is fending him off so far but Van Acker persists. Nope, Jackson circles away and we're back to standing.
Luke Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luc Van Acker.
Van Acker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Acker is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Luke Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Acker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jackson scores with a decent looking hook.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Jackson backs off Van Acker throws a huge counter combo but Jackson manages to avoid it all.
Jackson throws a lazy right hand but Van Acker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jackson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Van Acker has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.#T2##TD2#
Jackson tries to sprawl but Van Acker drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Van Acker.
Van Acker won't allow Jackson to get back to his feet.
Van Acker throwing strikes but missing.
Luc Van Acker has got the better of the ground game so far.
Van Acker throwing strikes from guard but Jackson blocks nicely.
Van Acker must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Van Acker stops Jackson from standing up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Van Acker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Acker throws an elbow that misses. Jackson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Van Acker's guard. Nice move by Jackson!#REVR##SU#
Jackson stands up from guard. Let's bang! #T3#
Van Acker throws a one two combo.
Van Acker with a nice cross.
A big left from Jackson misses.
Van Acker fails with a takedown attempt.
Jackson throws an off balance right hand
and Van Acker counters with a straight right hand.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Van Acker's shoulder, as Van Acker tries to avoid the shot.
Van Acker shoots for a double leg takedown but Jackson sprawls well. He's pushed Van Acker's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Jackson misses the target.
Jackson throws a hook but Van Acker avoids it easily.#T4#
Van Acker connects with a looping right hand.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Acker can do to turn this around?
Van Acker misses with a wild combination.
Van Acker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jackson.
Jackson lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Acker takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Luc Van Acker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van Acker shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jackson misses with a straight left.
Van Acker lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Van Acker walks into a left hand.
Van Acker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Jackson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Van Acker shoots in looking for a takedown. Jackson tries to sprawl out of it but Van Acker keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jackson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jackson looks to throw the jab but Van Acker is out of range.
Van Acker unleashes a big counter combination but Jackson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Van Acker throws a nice looking combination but Jackson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A quick step to the side and Jackson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Van Acker slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Jackson.
Jackson swings for the body but Van Acker moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Acker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jackson throws out the jab.
Van Acker misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jackson pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T1#
Jackson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jackson throws a hook to the side of Van Acker's head but Van Acker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jackson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jackson wants it to stay on the feet.
Luke Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luc Van Acker.
Van Acker ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Jackson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Acker.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Acker unleashes a big counter combination but Jackson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jackson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Van Acker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Van Acker.#T2#
Van Acker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jackson throws out the jab.
Van Acker shoots and misses
and Jackson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Acker throws a jab when Jackson was well out of range.
Jackson misses with a hook. Van Acker ducked under it nicely.
Jackson lands a head shot.
Van Acker shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jackson as he jumps to the side.
Van Acker shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Van Acker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Jackson misses.
Van Acker with the counter takedown but Jackson avoids it easily.
Jackson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Acker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Luke Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T3#
Van Acker shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jackson sprawls well. Jackson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Van Acker gets slowly back to his feet.
Jackson scores with a jab.
Van Acker moves out of range of the strikes.
A shot to the liver by Jackson. Beautiful body shot.
Van Acker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jackson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T4#
Jackson misses with a hook to the body
#TD2#
and Van Acker counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jackson won't be happy with that. #ES#
Jackson bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jackson misses with a right hand
and Van Acker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Van Acker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Luc Van Acker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van Acker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
A quick step to the side and Jackson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Van Acker's hands.
Jackson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Van Acker misses with a double jab
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Van Acker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jackson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Jackson!
During a confident post fight interview, Luke Jackson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Luc Van Acker was interviewed post fight and said 'He cheated! Check his gloves, they've got chloroform on them!'.
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Event:
KAMIKAZE 46: Every Punch
Date: Aug 19, 2017 |
#R1#
Van Acker fails with a takedown attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Barraza. Those never looked like landing.
Barraza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Acker moves away.
Luc Van Acker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Acker shoots in for a double leg but Barraza sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Barraza misses with a hook
#TD2#
and Van Acker counters with a shoot takedown. Barraza fights it but they end up in guard.
Van Acker with a flurry of punches that miss.
Van Acker working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Van Acker with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Van Acker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #SUB#
Barraza had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Van Acker defends it easily.
Van Acker distracts Barraza with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Acker postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Van Acker scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Van Acker landing some decent shots from guard. #T1#
Van Acker postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#SUB#
Barraza working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Van Acker doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Van Acker manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Van Acker stands up over Barraza, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Van Acker working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Barraza's head.
Van Acker connects with a couple of short punches.
Van Acker lands a couple of digs.
Barraza on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Barraza tries to get out of the position.
Barraza is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Van Acker with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Van Acker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Barraza is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Van Acker postures up and lands a big shot to Barraza's brow.
Van Acker working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #T2#
Van Acker lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Van Acker with a flurry of punches that miss.
Van Acker landing with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Acker cracks Barraza with a solid left hand.
Van Acker postures up and lands a big shot to Barraza's brow.
Van Acker is in close to Barraza's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Barraza preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Van Acker lands a couple of digs.
Van Acker lands a couple of digs.
Van Acker throws a big right hand that misses.
Barraza looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Van Acker scoring with punches to the head and body.
Van Acker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Van Acker working some strikes from top position.
Barraza pulls Van Acker in to control the position.
Van Acker chips away with some ground and pound.
Van Acker is working Barraza over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #T3#
Van Acker throws a big right hand that misses.
Van Acker keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Barraza's head.
Van Acker stands up over Barraza, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Barraza looking for a sweep. Not yet Barraza, not yet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Van Acker's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Van Acker postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Van Acker landing some decent shots from guard.
Van Acker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Van Acker is working Barraza over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #ROC2#
Barraza is rocked!
Van Acker with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Oh Barraza is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Van Acker connects with a couple of short punches.
Van Acker scoring with punches to the head and body.
Van Acker scoring with some ground and pound. #SUB#
Barraza looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Van Acker distracts Barraza with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Van Acker stands up over Barraza, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #T4#
Van Acker postures up and lands a big shot to Barraza's brow.
Barraza throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Van Acker chips away with some ground and pound.
Van Acker lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Barraza has his foot on Van Acker's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Van Acker works his way back into a safe position though.
Van Acker lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Van Acker chips away with some ground and pound.
Van Acker gets to his feet and stands over Barraza, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Barraza felt that one! Van Acker unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Barraza from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luc Van Acker!
Luc Van Acker bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
KAMIKAZE 37: Death
Date: Jul 15, 2017 |
#R1##TD2#
Van Acker looking for a takedown here - he's got it.#SUB#
Dwojacki is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Van Acker makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Van Acker postures up and lands a big shot to Dwojacki's brow.
Van Acker stands up over Dwojacki, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #ROC2#
Dwojacki is rocked!
Dwojacki throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Oh Dwojacki is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Van Acker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dwojacki. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Van Acker postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dwojacki punching from the bottom.
Van Acker postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Dwojacki covers up, he's hurt! Van Acker keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Van Acker and the ref steps in to end the fight! Van Acker can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luc Van Acker!
Luc Van Acker tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 13, 2017 |
#R1#
Gillian lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Van Acker circles away quickly and effectively.
Gillian throws a series of strikes that have Van Acker backpedaling.
Van Acker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
#CL#
and Gillian counters by clinching up.
Gillian tries to circle away but Van Acker has him pinned against the cage.
Van Acker keeps control of Gillian as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Van Acker tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gillian just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gillian has had enough of the clinch but Van Acker keeps him there for the moment.
Still in the clinch, Gillian scores with a nice short uppercut.#BC#
Gillian breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gillian closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gillian throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gillian circles away from the clinch attempt.
#TD2#
Van Acker scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gillian wants to get back to his feet.
Van Acker is looking to take a break and control but Gillian is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T1#
Van Acker wants to control for a moment but Gillian uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Gillian is trying to stand back up but Van Acker is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Acker trying to control from half guard but Gillian is working away.
Van Acker controlling the pace. #ES#
Gillian pushes Van Acker off and gets back to his feet.#T2#
Gillian rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van Acker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gillian looks to land a combination but Van Acker avoids it well.
Gillian has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA Las Vegas in the buildup to the fight.
Van Acker throws a solid leg kick but Gillian takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Van Acker.
Gillian is looking for a counter combo.
Some wild striking there from Gillian.
Van Acker throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gillian's waist but Gillian gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Van Acker off to one side.
Gillian swinging wildly here.
Gillian pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Van Acker back to the cage. Gillian follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Van Acker changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gillian tries to avoid it but Van Acker manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gillian to the ground. Gillian escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
John Gillian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luc Van Acker.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gillian pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Van Acker back to the cage. Gillian follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.#T3#
Gillian swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Van Acker drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gillian defends it well.
No joy there for Van Acker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gillian lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gillian.
John Gillian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gillian stalks Van Acker and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Van Acker's face. Van Acker staggers backwards, shaken.#ROC#
Van Acker is rocked!
No joy there for Van Acker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Van Acker is still on wobbly legs! Can Gillian finish him?
Van Acker shoots for a takedown but Gillian saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gillian went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Van Acker seems to have recovered his senses.
Gillian looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gillian is breathing heavily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Van Acker or perhaps it was just good defense by Gillian, which made it look bad.
Van Acker looks for a takedown but Gillian sprawls well.
Gillian is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Van Acker.
Gillian misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gillian stalks Van Acker and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Van Acker's face. Van Acker staggers backwards, shaken.#T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gillian lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gillian lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gillian throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
John Gillian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Van Acker.
Van Acker slips a jab and a cross from Gillian.
Van Acker shoots in but no luck this time.
Van Acker throws a series of punches but Gillian moves out of range.
Gillian scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A punch combination from Gillian misses.
Van Acker dodges the punch combination from Gillian.
Gillian fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Gillian dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Van Acker misses the jab.
Gillian seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Gillian is working the combinations to good effect here.
Van Acker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch combination from Van Acker misses.
Van Acker throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gillian's waist but Gillian gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Van Acker off to one side.
Gillian seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Gillian throws a nice looking combination but Van Acker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gillian throws a right and a left that both miss.
Van Acker shoots in but no luck this time.
Gillian seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Gillian misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gillian throws a series of strikes that have Van Acker backpedaling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gillian swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Van Acker tries to clinch there but Gillian circles away.
Gillian steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Acker.
John Gillian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van Acker tries to clinch but Gillian is having none of it.
Van Acker is breathing heavily.
Gillian throws a nice looking combination but Van Acker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Van Acker with the counter takedown but Gillian avoids it easily.#T1#
Van Acker looks for a takedown but Gillian sprawls well.
John Gillian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luc Van Acker.
Van Acker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gillian manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Van Acker tries to close the distance and clinch but Gillian swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gillian throws a right and a left that both miss.
Van Acker is looking to clinch but Gillian is avoiding it.
No joy there for Gillian, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gillian throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Acker.
Van Acker doesn't manage to clinch there - Gillian circles away.
Gillian is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Acker can do to turn this around?
Van Acker wants to clinch up but Gillian keeps it at a distance.
Gillian fails to land with a series of punches.
Gillian lands a two punch combo.
Gillian lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Van Acker circles away quickly and effectively.#T2#
A right-left combo lands from Gillian.
Gillian slaps away a takedown attempt from Van Acker, before circling back to the center of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Acker shoots in but no luck this time.
Some wild striking there from Gillian.
Van Acker wants to counter the offense by Gillian and move into the clinch position.
Some wild striking there from Gillian.
Van Acker fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gillian checks it well.
Gillian misses with a double jab.
Gillian looks to land a combination but Van Acker avoids it well. #TD2#
Van Acker closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. #T3#
Gillian is trying to escape and get back to his feet.#SU2#
Van Acker has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Van Acker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gillian throws a right and a left that Van Acker avoids nicely.
Van Acker misses with a head kick.
Van Acker tries to close the distance and clinch but Gillian swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Van Acker misses with a body shot.
Van Acker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gillian throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Acker.
Van Acker lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Gillian misses with a series of wild punches.
#T4#
Van Acker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gillian defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Van Acker.
Gillian looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No joy there for Gillian, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gillian throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Acker. #TD2#
Van Acker looking to score a takedown here. Gillian is defending well but Van Acker drives through and ends up in Gillian's guard.#ES#
Gillian has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Van Acker is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Acker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gillian avoids it.
Van Acker is trying to pull guard but Gillian turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gillian wants to break the clinch but can't.
#BC#
Gillian pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Gillian dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Van Acker closes the distance and clinches.
Van Acker jumps guard but Gillian stands there with Van Acker around his waist. Van Acker gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
#BC#
Gillian breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Acker tries to clinch up but Gillian circles away and keeps his distance.
Gillian is looking for a counter combo.
Gillian swinging wildly here.
Van Acker wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Acker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Acker shoots in but Gillian avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gillian stuffs the takedown attempt from Van Acker. Van Acker gets slowly back to his feet.
John Gillian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luc Van Acker.
Van Acker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Gillian throws a series of punches but Van Acker avoids them all with ease.
As Gillian backs off Van Acker throws a huge counter combo but Gillian manages to avoid it all.
Van Acker shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gillian throws a right and a left that both miss.
Van Acker drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gillian defends it well.
Gillian throws a series of punches but Van Acker moves out of range.
Gillian moves out of range of the body kick from Van Acker.
Gillian tries to counter by clinching up but Van Acker breaks away and moves out of range.
Gillian lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Van Acker circles away quickly and effectively.
Van Acker just misses with a punch to the body.
Gillian fails to land with a series of punches.
Gillian lands with a nice combination. Van Acker backs away looking to recover.
Gillian will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gillian fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
#T2#
Van Acker is looking to clinch but Gillian is avoiding it.
Gillian is looking for a counter combo.
Van Acker misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gillian works over Van Acker's head and body with a nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Acker wants to clinch.
Van Acker fails to land the takedown.
Gillian will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It seemed like Van Acker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T3#
Gillian throws a right hand that Van Acker ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Acker also avoids with ease.
Van Acker tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gillian defends well and Van Acker ends up having to push Gillian into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Van Acker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gillian.
No joy there for Gillian, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Van Acker wants to clinch.
Van Acker throws a sloppy head kick and Gillian moves out of range easily.
Gillian stuffs the takedown attempt from Van Acker. Van Acker gets slowly back to his feet.
Gillian misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Van Acker feints the counter takedown.
John Gillian is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
Gillian throws a left and a right that both miss
and Van Acker counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gillian is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Van Acker shoots in looking for a takedown but Gillian manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Van Acker's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gillian rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van Acker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#TD2#
Van Acker gets a double leg takedown into Gillian's guard.#ES#
Gillian manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gillian avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Van Acker tries to close the distance and clinch but Gillian swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A combination from Gillian does no damage.
Van Acker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Acker slips a jab and a cross from Gillian.
Van Acker drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gillian defends it well.
Gillian avoids the head kick by Van Acker.
Luc Van Acker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sloppy strikes from Gillian. Those never looked like landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Gillian showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gillian has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Gillian!
An out of breath John Gillian thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Luc Van Acker was interviewed post fight and said 'He cheated! Check his gloves, they've got chloroform on them!'.
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