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Event:
C34: Larkin vs. Knox
Date: May 02, 2021 |
#R1#
Vinyard on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vinyard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Asai throws a low kick but Vinyard avoids it.
Asai throws a shot from downtown. Vinyard moves away and avoids it.
Asai wants to slow Vinyard down by chopping away at his legs.
Vinyard lands a head kick!
Vinyard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Asai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Asai looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vinyard throws a sloppy head kick and Asai moves out of range easily.
Asai throws a leg kick which misses Vinyard's front leg but catches the back leg as Vinyard tries to avoid it.
Vinyard scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Vinyard looks to land a right hand but Asai moved out of range.
Asai defending well as Vinyard loads up on a big left hand.
Asai throws a body kick that misses
and Vinyard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Asai takes a swing at Vinyard's ribcage but misses.
Asai throws a chopping leg kick but Vinyard manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Asai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vinyard misses with a hook. Asai ducked under it nicely. #T1#
Asai misses with a head kick.
Asai feints and then cracks Vinyard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vinyard down.
Asai ducks under a wild hook from Vinyard.
Asai cracks Vinyard with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vinyard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Asai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Asai connects with a jab.
Asai explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Asai scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vinyard misses with a hook. Asai ducked under it nicely.
Asai tried to counter with a leg kick but Vinyard avoided it.
Asai misses with a low kick.
It seemed like Vinyard was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Vinyard moves out of range as Asai throws a body kick.
Asai misses with a body kick.
Asai throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Vinyard swinging wildly here.
#T2#
The fighters circling - Asai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Asai tries to work over Vinyard's front leg with a kick but Vinyard checks it.
Vinyard looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Vinyard throws a hook to the side of Asai 's head but Asai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Asai avoids the head kick by Vinyard.
Vinyard takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Vinyard missing with a left hand there. Asai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vinyard clobbers Asai with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Asai lands a nice shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Asai . Vinyard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vinyard 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.
Asai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vinyard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jab by Vinyard.
Good standup being displayed there by Asai as he connects with a hook.
Asai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Asai throws a body kick that misses
and Vinyard counters with a stiff right hand. #T3#
Vinyard moves out of range as Asai throws a body kick.
Asai looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Asai misses with a straight left.
Asai looks to land a right hand but Vinyard moved out of range.
Vinyard throws a looping overhand right but Asai ducks down to avoid it.
Vinyard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Asai misses with an uppercut.
Asai lands a leg kick that knocks Vinyard off balance momentarily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Asai .
Asai lands a body shot.
Asai connects with a single shot there.
Vinyard throws a hook to the side of Asai 's head but Asai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vinyard misses with a head kick.
Asai 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vinyard connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Asai scrambles back to his feet.#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Asai cracks Vinyard with an open hand slap.
Vinyard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vinyard swinging wildly here.
Asai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Asai throws a low kick, looking for Vinyard's leg but Vinyard calmly moves out of range.
Vinyard moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vinyard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vinyard misses with a lunging right hand
and Asai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vinyard lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Asai with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Asai fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vinyard on the side of the head.
A nice leg kick from Asai , right into the meat of the thigh.
Asai blocks a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Yoshihiro Asai will probably get the nod.
That's time! Asai 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Vinyard misses with the combination.
Asai swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vinyard has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vinyard there as he acknowledges the shot.
Asai lands a leg kick that knocks Vinyard off balance momentarily.
Vinyard lands a nice hook to Asai 's body. Asai takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vinyard looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yoshihiro Asai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vinyard misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by Asai .
Vinyard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinyard misses with a looping right.
Vinyard misses with an uppercut
enabling Asai to counter with a crisp jab.
Yoshihiro Asai is winning the standup battle so far.
Asai jabs Vinyard to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A bone on bone clash there as Vinyard blocks the leg kick.
Asai connects with a leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Vinyard might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Asai has got the better of the exchanges.#T1#
A big left from Asai misses.
Asai swings for the body but Vinyard moves out of range.
Asai uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Asai blocks a jab.
Asai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Asai avoids the body shot from Vinyard.
Asai checks a leg kick.
Vinyard loads up on a big right hand but Asai slips the punch.
Asai getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Asai misses with a lunging right hand
and Vinyard counters with a nice uppercut.
Vinyard throws an overhand right that lands on Asai 's shoulder, as Asai tries to avoid the shot.
Asai lands a nice looking kick to the body. Vinyard takes a step back to recover.
Left hook, right uppercut from Vinyard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Asai connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vinyard's hands.#T2#
Asai lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Vinyard misses with a looping left.
Vinyard cracks Asai with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Vinyard moves out of range as Asai throws a body kick.
Vinyard missing with a left hand there. Asai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Asai was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vinyard scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Asai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Asai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vinyard.
Asai throws a quick inside leg kick.
Asai lands with a shot to the body.
Asai throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Vinyard explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Asai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Asai uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Vinyard has time to react.#ROC#Vinyard is rocked!#T3#
Asai misses with the combination.
Asai scores with a push kick.
Asai scores with a jab to the jaw.
Asai darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Vinyard is still on wobbly legs! Can Asai finish him?
Vinyard throws a right hand that Asai ducks under and follows up with a left that Asai also avoids with ease.
Vinyard misses with a hook
and Asai counters with a right hand to the body.
Vinyard tries to bum rush Asai with a series of wild strikes but Asai uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vinyard tries a head kick but it misses.
Vinyard seems to have recovered his senses.
Asai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vinyard.
Vinyard slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Asai on the wrong end of a nice hook.#CL2#
Asai gets tackled into the cage by Vinyard. Vinyard maintains the clinch.
Vinyard's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Asai lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vinyard backwards.
Asai lands with a left to the head.
Clinched against the cage, Asai lands a big elbow that drops Vinyard! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Vinyard is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yoshihiro Asai !
Yoshihiro Asai took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'After 4 Tough Losses, This Was A Very Important Win For Me'. |
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Event:
C24: Gee vs. Overflow
Date: Mar 20, 2021 |
#R1#
Vinyard staying out of range there.
Fairbanks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vinyard moves away.
Fairbanks scores with a nice strike.
Fairbanks slips a straight right by Vinyard.
Fairbanks keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The fighters circling - Fairbanks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vinyard swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fairbanks throws a body shot but no joy.
A lazy left from Vinyard finds it's target.
Vinyard slips a straight right by Fairbanks.
Fairbanks throws the left hand but Vinyard avoids the punch easily.
Fairbanks has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Fairbanks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vinyard is looking to counter punch.
Vinyard connects with a jab.
Fairbanks tries a head kick but it misses.
Fairbanks throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vinyard blocks a head kick by Fairbanks.
Vinyard scores with a nice strike.
Vinyard lands a right hook to the body.
Fairbanks digs a good hook to Vinyard's body.
#T1#
Vinyard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fairbanks throws out a loose jab but Vinyard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vinyard throws a jab when Fairbanks was well out of range.
Fairbanks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fairbanks swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Vinyard.
Fairbanks darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fairbanks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Desmond Fairbanks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vinyard throws a head kick but Fairbanks moves out of range.
Fairbanks looks to throw the jab but Vinyard is out of range.
It looked like Vinyard wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fairbanks lands with a right hand. #ROC2#Vinyard is rocked!
Fairbanks pounces like a tiger and cracks Vinyard with a vicious hook! Vinyard is down but not out! Fairbanks follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Desmond Fairbanks!
After the fight, Desmond Fairbanks 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:
PANDA 75
Date: Jan 17, 2021 |
#R1#
Vinyard ducks under a wild hook from Noriega.
Noriega misses with a lunging right hand
letting Vinyard counter with a right hand.
Vinyard scores with a jab.
Noriega connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Noriega. Vinyard shrugs it off though.
Noriega bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Noriega misses with a hook.
Noriega loads up on a big right hand but Vinyard slips the punch.
Noriega throws a solid leg kick but Vinyard takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Noriega.
Vinyard takes a swing at Noriega's ribcage but misses.
Noriega throws a quick counter kick to the body but Vinyard avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinyard keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Noriega looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vinyard looks to land a left hand but Noriega moved out of range nicely.
Noriega lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vinyard connects with a jab.#T1#
Noriega misses the shot to the body.
Noriega keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Noriega throws a body shot but no joy.
Vinyard checks a leg kick.
Noriega really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Vinyard takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Vinyard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Noriega.
Noriega checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vinyard. Noriega does a little dance to reset his feet.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Noriega.
Noriega keeps the fight on the outside.
Noriega tried to counter with a leg kick but Vinyard avoided it.
Noriega looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Noriega looks to score with a jab to the body but Vinyard is just out of range.
We've been informed that Vinyard has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Noriega throws out a loose jab but Vinyard uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Vinyard on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Noriega looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#T2#
A lazy body kick from Noriega
and Vinyard counters with a left to the body.
Pablo Noriega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vinyard avoids a kick to the body.
Vinyard keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Vinyard connects with a crisp jab.
Noriega throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Vinyard swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
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!
Vinyard throws a right and a left that Noriega avoids nicely.
Noriega thows a body kick. Vinyard tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Vinyard avoids a kick to the body.
Vinyard feints a counter leg kick.
Noriega throws a lazy right hand but Vinyard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vinyard throws out a counter right but Noriega avoids it with no problem.
Noriega stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Noriega connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Noriega lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Vinyard scores with a crisp jab that stopped Noriega in his tracks.
Vinyard fails in his attempt to clinch. #T3#
Noriega dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vinyard. That did some damage!
A nice leg kick lands there from Noriega.
Noriega tries to land a leg kick but Vinyard saw it coming and moves away.
Vinyard looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Noriega misses with a looping left.
Vinyard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Noriega thows a leg kick but Vinyard checks it
and Vinyard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vinyard needs to keep his hands up - Noriega had a free shot at his head there.
Noriega misses the shot to the body.
Noriega takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Noriega pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vinyard. That's going to slow Noriega down.
Donk. Noriega catches Vinyard right on the button with a cross.
Noriega throws a low kick but Vinyard avoids it.#T4#
Noriega avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Noriega tries to land a leg kick but Vinyard saw it coming and moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Noriega checks a leg kick.
Noriega swings away with a body shot that misses
and Vinyard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vinyard avoids the body shot from Noriega.
Noriega throws an overhand right that lands on Vinyard's shoulder, as Vinyard tries to avoid the shot.
Vinyard checks a leg kick.
Noriega ducks under a wild hook from Vinyard.
Noriega throwing a counter right hand but Vinyard manages to avoid it.
Noriega explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Noriega with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Noriega buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Noriega.
Vinyard gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Noriega tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vinyard was well out of range. Poor timing from Noriega.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Noriega dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Noriega with a hook.
Vinyard misses with a wild body shot.
Pablo Noriega is winning the standup battle so far.
Noriega goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vinyard! But no joy.
Noriega takes one on the button.
Noriega connects with a high kick.
Vinyard connects with a jab.
Vinyard blocks a low kick nicely.
Vinyard looks to land a right hand but Noriega moved out of range.
Noriega misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Noriega takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Noriega is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vinyard can do to turn this around?
Noriega throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Noriega misses with a body shot.
Vinyard tries to counter with a clinch but Noriega shakes him off and moves away.
Vinyard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Noriega moves away.
Vinyard misses with a wild body shot.
Vinyard lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#T1#
Vinyard throws a leg kick but Noriega sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Noriega swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Noriega jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Noriega darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Noriega tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Noriega avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Noriega throws a leg kick that is checked
and Noriega takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Noriega misses with a looping left.
Noriega throws a sloppy head kick and Vinyard moves out of range easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vinyard! But no joy.
Good shot there by Vinyard.
Noriega throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vinyard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Noriega throws a right hand that misses
and Vinyard counters with an inside leg kick.
Noriega misses with a body kick. #T2#
Vinyard misses with a looping left.
Vinyard bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Noriega's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Vinyard.
A slow jab from Noriega misses its intended target.
Vinyard only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Vinyard lands the left hand.
Vinyard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vinyard takes a swing at Noriega's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Vinyard misses its intended target.
Vinyard throws a body shot but no joy.
Noriega tries a head kick but it misses.
Vinyard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Noriega clobbers Vinyard with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Noriega scores with a push kick.#T3#
An inside leg kick from Vinyard misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Noriega. Vinyard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Noriega walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Vinyard checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Noriega jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vinyard takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Noriega.
Noriega uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vinyard.
A jab from Noriega does it's job there.
Vinyard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Noriega can pounce on him.
Noriega ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vinyard avoids the head kick by Noriega.
Vinyard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A leg kick checked by Vinyard.#T4#
Vinyard throws a low kick but Noriega moves out of range easily.
Vinyard moves away from the strike by Noriega.
A shot to the liver by Vinyard. Beautiful body shot.
Noriega misses the jab.
Noriega moves out of range of the body kick from Vinyard.
Vinyard's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Noriega tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vinyard takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Noriega misses with a leg kick
and Vinyard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Noriega digs a good body shot into Vinyard's ribs.
Noriega connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vinyard momentarily.
Vinyard fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vinyard with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Vinyard tries to clinch but Noriega is having none of it.
Noriega was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Derek Vinyard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R3#
Noriega chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vinyard looks for the body kick but Noriega saw that one coming.
A lazy left from Noriega finds it's target.
Noriega misses with a leg kick
and Vinyard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Noriega scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vinyard in his tracks.
Noriega throws a front kick aimed at Vinyard's knee but Vinyard avoids it well.
Noriega scores with a head kick. Vinyard tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Noriega fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vinyard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Noriega throws a body shot but no joy.
Vinyard looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy body kick from Vinyard
and Noriega counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vinyard avoids the body shot from Noriega.
Noriega looks to throw a body kick
and Vinyard counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Vinyard lands with a cross. #T1#
Vinyard lands with a right hand.
Vinyard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vinyard needs to keep his hands up - Noriega had a free shot at his head there.
Noriega throws out a loose jab but Vinyard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Noriega ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vinyard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Noriega makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.#CL2#
Vinyard rushes Noriega and presses him up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vinyard.
Noriega tries to throw a body punch but Vinyard avoids it by throwing Noriega back against the cage.
Vinyard lands a hook that snaps the head of Noriega backwards.
Noriega tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vinyard lands with a left to the head.
Vinyard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Noriega backwards.
Vinyard working aggressively here.
Vinyard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vinyard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T2#
Vinyard misses with the head strike.
#BC#
Noriega breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vinyard misses with a hook. Noriega ducked under it nicely.
Noriega throws a leg kick which misses Vinyard's front leg but catches the back leg as Vinyard tries to avoid it.
Noriega connects with a leg kick.
A low kick lands for Noriega.
Vinyard fails to land with a series of punches.
Noriega just misses with a punch to the body.
Vinyard throws a shot from downtown. Noriega moves away and avoids it.
Vinyard lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Vinyard throws a jab but it's blocked by Noriega.
Vinyard misses with a straight left.
Noriega is looking to counter punch.
Noriega swings widly with a right hand
and Vinyard counters with a straight right hand.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Noriega.#T3#
Vinyard takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vinyard is looking to slow Noriega down with leg kicks.
Vinyard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Noriega.
Noriega misses with a hook to the body
and Vinyard counters with a nice low kick that buckles Noriega's knee momentarily.
Noriega scores with a jab to the head.
Nice cross by Noriega.
Noriega slips under a jab from Vinyard.
Noriega lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Noriega lands with a slapping head kick.
Vinyard has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Noriega.
Noriega throws a poor cross that misses
and Vinyard counters with an inside leg kick.
Noriega lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Noriega is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Noriega dips to his left and cracks Vinyard with an uppercut!#T4#
Noriega tries to land a front kick but Vinyard steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A swing and a miss from Vinyard.
Noriega ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vinyard takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Vinyard misses with a wild body shot.
Noriega half committed to a counter leg kick.
Vinyard connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Noriega momentarily.
Noriega drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Noriega has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vinyard.
Noriega slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Noriega throws a leg kick
and Vinyard makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Noriega really felt that one!
Vinyard checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Noriega throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Pablo Noriega did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Noriega's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R4#
Vinyard connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Vinyard throws a right hand that misses
and Noriega makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Vinyard really felt that one!
Vinyard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Noriega. Noriega obviously looking to wear him down.
A jab from Noriega misses.
Vinyard has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Vinyard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Noriega moves away.
Vinyard moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Noriega lands a lovely overhand right.
Noriega bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vinyard's head backwards.
Vinyard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Noriega.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Noriega.
Noriega swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vinyard takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A head kick misses from Noriega.
Noriega throws a head kick that Vinyard semi-blocks.
#T1#
Noriega connects with an inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Noriega.
Vinyard only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Noriega missing with a left hand there. Vinyard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vinyard throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Vinyard moves away from the strike by Noriega.
Vinyard throws a leg kick but Noriega moved away.
A little feinted left hand from Noriega on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Noriega fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vinyard checks it well.
A little jabbing left from Vinyard on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A solid body kick from Vinyard.
Vinyard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Noriega.
Vinyard with a nice calf kick.
Noriega throws a leg kick
and Vinyard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Noriega takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#T2#
Noriega looks for the body kick but Vinyard saw that one coming.
Vinyard moves away from the strike by Noriega.
Vinyard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Noriega.
Vinyard throws a leg kick that is checked
and Noriega counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Noriega misses with the body kick
and Vinyard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Noriega keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Noriega misses with an uppercut
and Vinyard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Noriega delivers a nice body kick.
Vinyard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Noriega.
Noriega connects with the punch.
A lazy left from Vinyard finds it's target.
Noriega swings away with a leg kick that misses.#T3#
Noriega throws a leg kick that is checked#CL2#
and Vinyard counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Vinyard avoiding damage as Noriega throws knees to the body.
Noriega misses with the head strike.
Noriega swings wildly with an uppercut but Vinyard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vinyard lands a right hand.
Noriega lands a damaging elbow.
Noriega throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.#BC#
Noriega escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Noriega digs a good hook to Vinyard's body.
Noriega misses with a right hand
and Vinyard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A punch lands to the side of Vinyard 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Noriega bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice jab there from Noriega.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Vinyard misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Noriega misses the target.#T4#
Noriega throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Noriega defending well as Vinyard loads up on a big left hand.
Vinyard moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice shot lands for Noriega.
Vinyard throws a hook but Noriega blocks it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Noriega.
Vinyard swings widly with a right hand
and Noriega finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Vinyard misses with a hook.
A low kick from Noriega is predictable there
and Vinyard counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vinyard.
Noriega pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vinyard! But no joy.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Noriega - that will leave a mark!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Noriega had his way with Derek Vinyard in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R5#
Vinyard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Noriega.
Noriega swats away the attempt to clinch by Vinyard.
Vinyard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Noriega swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vinyard takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Noriega lands with a kick to the temple. Vinyard shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Vinyard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Noriega manages to avoid it.
Noriega looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Noriega misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch lands to the side of Vinyard 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Vinyard misses with a hook.
Noriega tries to score with a low kick but Vinyard moves his leg out of the way.#T1#
Vinyard closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Noriega ducks under a wild hook from Vinyard.
The crowd cheers as Noriega lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vinyard doesn't seem phased though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vinyard. Noriega does a little dance to reset his feet.
Noriega appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Noriega lands a lovely overhand right.
Noriega is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Vinyard walks into a left hand. #CL2#
Vinyard closes the distance and clinches.
Vinyard tries to throw a body punch but Noriega avoids it by throwing Vinyard back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Noriega just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vinyard's brow.
Noriega blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vinyard presses Noriega against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vinyard misses with the head strike.
Noriega utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Noriega pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.#T2#
Noriega has had enough of the clinch but Vinyard keeps him there for the moment.
Noriega is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vinyard is defending well for now.
Noriega throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Noriega comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vinyard throws a punch but it's blocked by Noriega.
Vinyard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Noriega blocks a body shot from Vinyard.
Noriega misses with an elbow strike.
Noriega scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vinyard scores with a shoulder strike.
Vinyard misses with the head strike.
Noriega with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vinyard lands an uppercut.
Noriega using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vinyard misses with the head strike.
Derek Vinyard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vinyard lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vinyard scores with a shoulder strike.
Vinyard misses with the head strike.
Noriega blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T3#
Still in the clinch, Vinyard scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vinyard has Noriega pressed against the cage, preventing Noriega from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Noriega.
Vinyard takes a shot to the head.
Vinyard has a couple of punches blocked by Noriega.
Vinyard digs a right hand into Noriega's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Noriega's gas tank.
Derek Vinyard seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Noriega takes a shot to the head.
Vinyard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Noriega's elbow.
Vinyard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Noriega throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Noriega blocks an uppercut.
Noriega trying to land knees to the body.
Vinyard misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Noriega fails to land.
Vinyard misses with the head strike.
Vinyard misses with some punches.
Vinyard takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vinyard struggles to land a body shot inside as Noriega controls his hands.
#T4#
Vinyard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vinyard lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Noriega or not.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vinyard.
Noriega tries to land a knee to the head but Vinyard blocks with his arms.
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!
Vinyard lands a shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Vinyard scores with a nice short uppercut.
Noriega lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Noriega is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vinyard is defending well for now.
Noriega has a couple of punches blocked by Vinyard.
Noriega blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vinyard managing to block the knees to the body from Noriega.
Vinyard scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vinyard avoiding damage as Noriega throws knees to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Vinyard scores with a hook to the body.
A hook to the body from Vinyard.
Vinyard misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vinyard.
Noriega misses with an elbow strike.
Vinyard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Noriega blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Pablo Noriega.
I think Noriega has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 50:46
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 47:48
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Pablo Noriega!
In his post fight interview, Pablo Noriega gave a big smile as he said 'I Want The Winner Between DeMario Valdez Vs Ramon Escobar Chavez. Mexican Or Cuban Doesn’t Matter Let’s Go To War Ese '. |
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Date: Dec 18, 2020 |
#R1#
Vinyard throws a big shot that misses.
Wai Ping throws a low kick, looking for Vinyard's leg but Vinyard calmly moves out of range.
Vinyard takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Vinyard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wai Ping throws out the jab.
Vinyard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wai Ping catches Vinyard with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lu Wai Ping seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vinyard misses with an uppercut.
Vinyard throws a big shot that misses.
Vinyard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good shot there by Wai Ping.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wai Ping ducks under a wild hook from Vinyard.
Wai Ping misses with the body kick
and Vinyard counters with a nice uppercut.
Vinyard misses with a hook. Wai Ping ducked under it nicely.
Wai Ping lands a really nice looking cross but Vinyard seems unphased.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vinyard throws a lazy right hand but Wai Ping sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T1#
Vinyard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wai Ping paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wai Ping thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wai Ping keeps the fight on the outside.
Vinyard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wai Ping.
Wai Ping throws a head kick that misses.
Wai Ping jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vinyard swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wai Ping looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Vinyard moves out of range of the body kick.
Wai Ping bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vinyard's head backwards.
Wai Ping throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vinyard throws a looping overhand right but Wai Ping ducks down to avoid it.
Wai Ping let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Vinyard throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vinyard misses with a straight left.
Wai Ping throws a chopping leg kick but Vinyard manages to avoid taking any serious damage.#T2#
Vinyard throws a lazy right hand but Wai Ping sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vinyard is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Wai Ping's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Vinyard throws a hook but Wai Ping avoids it easily.#CL#
Vinyard pushes Wai Ping up against the cage in a clinch.
Wai Ping tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vinyard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vinyard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vinyard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wai Ping blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vinyard.
Wai Ping has a couple of punches blocked by Vinyard.
Wai Ping lands a hook that snaps the head of Vinyard backwards.
Wai Ping misses with a punch to the body.
Vinyard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vinyard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wai Ping misses with a knee strike.
Vinyard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wai Ping misses with a punch to the body.
#BC#
Vinyard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wai Ping throws a head kick but Vinyard moves out of range.
#T3#
Vinyard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wai Ping.
Wai Ping slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#CL#
Wai Ping gets tackled into the cage by Vinyard. Vinyard maintains the clinch.
Wai Ping has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Vinyard lands an uppercut.
Wai Ping misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vinyard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vinyard blocks an elbow strike from Wai Ping.
#BC#
Vinyard breaks from the clinch.
Vinyard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wai Ping sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wai Ping walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wai Ping has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Wai Ping misses with a looping left.
Wai Ping throws a body kick that misses.
Vinyard takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wai Ping uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vinyard.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Vinyard checks a leg kick. #T4#
Wai Ping tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vinyard was well out of range. Poor timing from Wai Ping.
Wai Ping misses with a body shot
and Vinyard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vinyard with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wai Ping to score with a decent uppercut.#CL#
Vinyard darts in and clinches Wai Ping up against the cage.
Wai Ping lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vinyard cracks Wai Ping with a nice body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wai Ping.
Vinyard blocking some punches.
I was talking to Vinyard's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Vinyard misses with some punches.
Wai Ping scores with a shot to the side of Vinyard's head.
Vinyard has a couple of punches blocked by Wai Ping.
Wai Ping misses with an elbow strike.
Vinyard has a couple of punches blocked by Wai Ping.
Vinyard lands a body punch.
Vinyard lands a shoulder strike.
Wai Ping tries a knee to the head but Vinyard blocks it.
Vinyard lands a nice shot to the body.
Vinyard lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wai Ping backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot in the inside from Vinyard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Derek Vinyard will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Wai Ping throws a looping overhand right but Vinyard ducks down to avoid it.
Vinyard takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wai Ping throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vinyard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wai Ping connects with an inside leg kick.
Lu Wai Ping seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vinyard misses with a two punch combination.
An inside leg kick from Wai Ping misses.
Wai Ping throws a looping overhand right but Vinyard ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Vinyard misses the target.
Vinyard steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Wai Ping. That one must have hurt.
Wai Ping swings for the body but Vinyard moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinyard misses with a low kick.
Vinyard goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vinyard throws a hook to the side of Wai Ping's head but Wai Ping sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vinyard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wai Ping scores with a hook.#T1#
Wai Ping scores with a kick to the body.
Wai Ping misses with a body shot.
Vinyard was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wai Ping with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vinyard to score with a decent uppercut.
Vinyard misses with a two punch combination.
A big left from Wai Ping misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Wai Ping misses the target.
Wai Ping throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wai Ping lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vinyard's sensitive parts.
Wai Ping looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Vinyard was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wai Ping feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vinyards jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Vinyard throws a right and a left that Wai Ping avoids nicely.
Vinyard misses the jab.
Wai Ping looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vinyard blocks the body kick.
#T2#
Wai Ping misses with an uppercut. Vinyard saw that one coming.
Wai Ping on the wrong end of a nice hook.
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!
Vinyard turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vinyard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wai Ping misses with a right hand
and Vinyard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wai Ping tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vinyard is able to avoid easily.
Wai Ping lands with a straight right. Vinyard didn't see that one coming.
Vinyard checks a low kick from Wai Ping.
Vinyard throwing a counter right hand but Wai Ping manages to avoid it.
Vinyard lunges at Wai Ping with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wai Ping's hand.
Wai Ping throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Vinyard.
Vinyard tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vinyard throws a big shot that misses.
Vinyard lands a jab to the head.
#T3#
Vinyard misses with a series of wild punches.
Wai Ping tries a low kick but Vinyard avoids it.#CL#
Vinyard clinches up against the cage.
Vinyard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vinyard throws a head punch that misses.
Wai Ping misses with a knee strike.
Vinyard lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vinyard scores with a hook to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Vinyard can't find room to land a body shot as Wai Ping controls the action.
Wai Ping misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vinyard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vinyard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vinyard lands a shoulder strike.
Wai Ping working aggressively here.
Vinyard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wai Ping blocks a body shot from Vinyard.
Vinyard dodges an elbow strike from Wai Ping.
Derek Vinyard has scored more points in the clinch so far.#T4#
Vinyard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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!
Wai Ping blocking some punches.
Vinyard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vinyard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vinyard blocks a body shot from Wai Ping.
Vinyard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vinyard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wai Ping backwards.
Vinyard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wai Ping misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wai Ping pushes off an throws an elbow but Vinyard leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wai Ping can't find room to land a body shot as Vinyard controls the action.
Vinyard lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wai Ping.
Vinyard working aggressively here.
Vinyard cracks Wai Ping with a nice body shot.
Vinyard is leaning against Wai Ping and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wai Ping blocks a body shot from Vinyard.
Vinyard blocks a body shot from Wai Ping.
Vinyard throws a punch but it's blocked by Wai Ping.
Wai Ping struggles to land a body shot inside as Vinyard controls his hands.
Vinyard throws a head punch that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Vinyard dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Wai Ping misses with a hook.
Vinyard swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wai Ping throws a shot to the body.
Wai Ping misses with a jab to the body
and Vinyard counters with a straight right hand.
Wai Ping is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vinyard.
Vinyard lands a jab to the head.
Vinyard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wai Ping.
Wai Ping throws a leg kick
and Vinyard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vinyard tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vinyard ducks under a wild hook from Wai Ping.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wai Ping misses with a low kick.
Wai Ping throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wai Ping misses the shot to the body.
Vinyard with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wai Ping to score with a decent uppercut.#T1#
Wai Ping misses with a head kick.
Wai Ping swings widly with a right hand
enabling Vinyard to counter with a crisp jab.
Wai Ping connects with a single shot there.
Good leg kick by Wai Ping.
Wai Ping rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vinyard counters with a nice uppercut. #ROC#Wai Ping is rocked!
Wai Ping lands with a cross.
Wai Ping is still on wobbly legs! Can Vinyard finish him?
Wai Ping misses with a looping right.
Vinyard was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wai Ping throws a hook to the side of Vinyard's head but Vinyard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wai Ping seems to have recovered his senses.
Wai Ping lands with a nice combination. Vinyard backs away looking to recover.
Wai Ping keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vinyard.
Wai Ping gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice leg kick from Vinyard, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lu Wai Ping has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Vinyard throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wai Ping ducks under a wild hook from Vinyard.
Wai Ping throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Vinyard to counter with a crisp jab.
Vinyard misses with a straight right.
Wai Ping swats away the attempt to clinch by Vinyard.
Vinyard tries to clinch but Wai Ping is having none of it.
Vinyard jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vinyard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wai Ping.
Vinyard throws a hook but Wai Ping avoids it easily.
Derek Vinyard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wai Ping throws the kick towards the body but Vinyard avoids it.
Vinyard swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wai Ping lands a jab to the head.
#T3#
Wai Ping throws a poor cross that misses
letting Vinyard counter with a right hand.
Vinyard takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vinyard.
Nice body kick there by Vinyard.
Vinyard connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wai Ping momentarily.
Vinyard ducks under a wild hook from Wai Ping.
Wai Ping throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wai Ping throws a leg kick but Vinyard sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Good leg kick by Vinyard.
Wai Ping takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wai Ping takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wai Ping misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vinyard.
Vinyard ducks under a wild hook from Wai Ping.#T4#
Vinyard connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wai Ping's hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wai Ping ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wai Ping misses the body punch
enabling Vinyard to counter with a crisp jab.
Vinyard takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A big left from Vinyard misses.
Vinyard scores with a body shot.
Wai Ping throws a body shot but no joy.
Wai Ping lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wai Ping misses with a left hand
and Vinyard counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wai Ping has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wai Ping thows a leg kick but Vinyard checks it
and Vinyard counters with a stiff right hand.
Wai Ping misses with a wild body shot.
A quick step to the side and Vinyard tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wai Ping throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vinyard stalks Wai Ping and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wai Ping's face. Wai Ping staggers backwards, shaken.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derek Vinyard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vinyard 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derek Vinyard!
Derek Vinyard seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Lu Wai Ping had this to say: 'Ill train hard and win fans '. |
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Event:
PANDA 45
Date: Nov 14, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brah moves out of range of the body kick.
Vinyard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brah tries to counter with a takedown but Vinyard is quick to defend against it.
Vinyard throws an overhand right that lands on Brah's shoulder, as Brah tries to avoid the shot.
Vinyard misses with a hook. Brah ducked under it nicely. #CL2#
Vinyard moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brah lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hand to the body from Vinyard.
Brah working aggressively here.
Vinyard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brah lands a nice uppercut.
Brah misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vinyard blocking some punches.
Vinyard swings wildly with an uppercut but Brah uses good head movement to avoid it. #T1#
Brah has a couple of punches blocked by Vinyard.
Brah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vinyard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vinyard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vinyard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brah backwards.
Brah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brah swings wildly with an uppercut but Vinyard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vinyard scores with a shot to the side of Brah's head.
Brah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vinyard lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brah backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Brah fails to land.
Brah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vinyard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brah lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Brah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vinyard pushes Brah back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vinyard has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Brah seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Vinyard can turn it around.
Brah blocks an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vinyard blocking some punches.
Vinyard lands a shoulder strike.
Vinyard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T2#
Brah misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vinyard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vinyard blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Vinyard.
Vinyard scores with a shoulder strike.
Brah throws a punch but it's blocked by Vinyard.
Brah throws a punch but it's blocked by Vinyard.
Brah blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Vinyard.
Brah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brah misses with a punch on the inside.
Vinyard has a couple of punches blocked by Brah.
Vinyard throws a head punch that misses.
Brah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vinyard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vinyard blocks an uppercut.
Brah swings wildly with an uppercut but Vinyard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vinyard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brah misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vinyard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vinyard lands a hook to the side of the head.#T3#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brah.
Vinyard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brah.
Brah has a couple of punches blocked by Vinyard.
Brah swings wildly with an uppercut but Vinyard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vinyard swings wildly with an uppercut but Brah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brah swings wildly with an uppercut but Vinyard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vinyard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Vinyard - that landed with a thud.
Brah misses with the head strike.
Brah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brah's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vinyard works on Brah's body with a couple of short punches.
Brah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brah scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vinyard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vinyard throws a head punch that misses.
Vinyard presses Brah against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#BC2#
Vinyard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T4#
A swing and a miss from Vinyard.
Brah feinted with a counter takedown.
A swing and a miss from Vinyard.
Vinyard throws a big shot that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brah drops his hands momentarily and Vinyard takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Brah on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vinyard connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Vinyard cracks Brah with a good jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Vinyard dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
A low kick from Vinyard misses #TD#
and Brah counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Vinyard tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Brah manages to move to mount!
#SU#
Brah is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Vinyard lands with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinyard looks to score with a jab to the body but Brah is just out of range.
Brah drops down looking for a counter takedown but Vinyard sprawls and moves away.#CL2#
Vinyard rushes Brah and presses him up against the cage.#T1#
Vinyard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brah creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vinyard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brah.
Brah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vinyard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brah.
Brah misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Vinyard.
Vinyard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brah working aggressively here.
Vinyard scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Vinyard fails to land.
Brah blocking some punches.
Derek Vinyard seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vinyard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Vinyard - that landed with a thud.
Brah takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vinyard. #BC2#
Vinyard manages to break the clinch.
#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vinyard.
Brah drops down looking for a counter takedown but Vinyard sprawls and moves away.
Vinyard lands with an uppercut that bounces Brah off the cage and back into range.
Brah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vinyard.
Vinyard misses with a looping right.
Brah appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Vinyard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brah bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Derek Vinyard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vinyard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
#TD#
and Brah counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Brah. #T3##SUB2#
Vinyard looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Brah has picked Vinyard up and slammed him! Vinyard can't keep hold of the triangle and Brah manages to pass to side control!
Vinyard sneaks back into half guard.
Brah wants to stand up but Vinyard is controlling the position.
Vinyard trying to control but Brah postures up.
Vinyard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Brah tries to stand and escape but Vinyard is controlling the position. #SUB2#
Vinyard looking for a kimura from the bottom but Brah passes into side control!#SU#
Brah decides to stand up, so the ref orders Vinyard to his feet.
A low kick from Vinyard misses #TD#
and Brah counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Derek Vinyard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Vinyard throws a body punch but Brah moves out of range.
Brah drops down looking for a counter takedown but Vinyard sprawls and moves away.
The fighters circling - Vinyard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brah ducks under a wild hook from Vinyard.
Brah feinted with a counter takedown.
Vinyard throws out a loose jab but Brah uses good head movement to avoid it. #CL2#
Vinyard takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinyard digs a right hand underneath Brah's ribcage. Brah let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brah.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brah creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Brah fails to land.
Brah swings wildly with an uppercut but Vinyard uses good head movement to avoid it. #T1#
Vinyard misses with a punch on the inside.
Brah misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vinyard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brah.
Vinyard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vinyard misses with some punches.
Brah has a couple of punches blocked by Vinyard.
Brah lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vinyard is leaning against Brah and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vinyard.
Vinyard blocking some punches.
Vinyard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brah throws a punch but it's blocked by Vinyard.
Brah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vinyard pushes Brah back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brah swings wildly with an uppercut but Vinyard uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brah. #T2#
Vinyard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brah lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brah blocking some punches.
Brah working aggressively here.
Brah has a couple of punches blocked by Vinyard.
Vinyard blocking some punches.
Brah misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vinyard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vinyard lands a shoulder strike. #BC2#
Vinyard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brah on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vinyard lands a slapping body shot.
Derek Vinyard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Brah takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Derek Vinyard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Vinyard misses.
Brah changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.#T3#
Vinyard is looking to land body kicks.
Nice defenses there by Brah.
Vinyard lands a glancing blow to the side of Brah's head.
Vinyard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Edgy Brah is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vinyard misses the shot to the body.
Brah changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Vinyard misses with a left hand #TD#
so Brah counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. #T4#
Brah is looking to stand up but Vinyard won't let him. #SU#
Brah gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Brah blocks a jab.#CL2#
Vinyard moves into the clinch successfully.
Brah working aggressively here.
Vinyard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brah has a couple of punches blocked by Vinyard.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vinyard.
Brah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Edgy Brah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch on the inside from Brah fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Derek Vinyard.
I've got Vinyard winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derek Vinyard!
Derek Vinyard decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
PANDA 34
Date: Oct 23, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drawers blocks a leg kick.
Drawers attempts a counter takedown but Vinyard avoids it well and moves away.
Vinyard misses with a series of wild punches.
Drawers moves out of range of the strikes.
Drawers attempts a counter takedown but Vinyard avoids it well and moves away.
Vinyard finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Drawers appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinyard missing with a left hand there. Drawers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Drawers changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Vinyard misses with a looping right.
Drawers half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Drawers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vinyard throws out the jab. #T1#
Vinyard looks to land a left hand but Drawers moved out of range nicely.
Vinyard pushes Drawers away with a front kick.
Vinyard throws a leg kick but Drawers sees it coming and moves out of range.
Drawers tries to counter with a takedown but Vinyard is quick to defend against it.
Vinyard ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Drawers staying out of range there.
Vinyard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drawers.
Drawers half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Vinyard throws an off balance right hand
#TD#
and Drawers counters with a nice double leg into side control. Vinyard won't be happy with that. #T2##SUB#
Drawers goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Vinyard rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Drawers's guard! Nice work there by Vinyard!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drawers being controlled here, momentarily. #SUB#
Drawers had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Vinyard defends it easily.#SUB#
Vinyard avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#SU2#
Vinyard gets to his feet - Drawers follows without any prompting.
Vinyard wants to clinch up but Drawers keeps it at a distance.
Vinyard moves in looking to clinch but Drawers pushes him off.#T3#
Drawers ducks under a wild hook from Vinyard.
Drawers tries to counter with a takedown but Vinyard is quick to defend against it.
Drawers defending well as Vinyard loads up on a big left hand.
Drawers half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Vinyard throws out a leg kick but Drawers moves out of range and Vinyard only half commits.
Drawers feinted with a counter takedown.
Vinyard loads up on a big right hand but Drawers slips the punch.
Drawers attempts a counter takedown but Vinyard avoids it well and moves away.
Vinyard lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Drawers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vinyard scores with a shot to the body.
#T4#
Drawers ducks under a wild hook from Vinyard.
Drawers changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Vinyard takes a swing at Drawers's ribcage but misses.
Derek Vinyard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vinyard throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Vinyard misses with a left hand #TD#
and Drawers counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. #SUB#
Drawers is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Drawers is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vinyard stops Drawers from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Vinyard dominated that round.
That's time! Drawers's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Drawers ducks under a wild hook from Vinyard.
Drawers slips a jab from Vinyard.
Drawers feinted with a counter takedown.
Vinyard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drawers appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Vinyard tries to land a body kick#TD#
and Drawers counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Vinyard wants to get back to his feet.
Drawers wants to advance to full mount but Vinyard doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drawers trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Drawers forces his way into half guard.#T1##SUB#
Drawers is working for a submission of some sort.
Chester Drawers overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB#
Drawers is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Vinyard is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chester Drawers!
Chester Drawers 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:
PANDA 24
Date: Sep 29, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vinyard slips a straight right by Gold.
A left lands for Gold.
Vinyard drops his hands momentarily and Gold takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Derek Vinyard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gold tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vinyard is able to avoid easily.
That kick from Vinyard tenderised Gold's leg. Gold is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vinyard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vinyard now looks to counter with a shot at the body.#CL2#
Vinyard clinches.
Gold misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gold blocking some punches.
Vinyard lands a nice uppercut.
Vinyard lands a shoulder strike.
Vinyard throws a punch but it's blocked by Gold.
Gold fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short left from Vinyard.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vinyard.
Gold misses with the head strike.
Gold swings wildly with an uppercut but Vinyard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gold throws a punch but it's blocked by Vinyard. #T1#
Still in the clinch, Vinyard scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gold misses with the head strike.
Gold misses with the head strike.
Vinyard throws a punch but it's blocked by Gold.
Gold throws a head punch that misses.
Vinyard working aggressively here.
Gold blocks an uppercut.
Vinyard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gold blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Gold fails to land.
Vinyard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gold looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vinyard lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gold backwards.
Vinyard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gold misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gold fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gold working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Vinyard fails to land.
Gold throws a head punch that misses.
Vinyard blocking some punches.
#T2#
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vinyard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gold blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vinyard has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Gold seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Vinyard can turn it around.
Gold throws a head punch that misses.
Vinyard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Vinyard scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gold swings wildly with an uppercut but Vinyard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vinyard working aggressively here.
Vinyard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gold backwards.
Gold lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vinyard scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vinyard misses with the head strike.
Gold swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gold fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vinyard tries to work over Gold's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gold misses with a punch on the inside.
Gold misses with the head strike.
Gold swings wildly with an uppercut but Vinyard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vinyard lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vinyard has a couple of punches blocked by Gold.
Gold lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #T3#
Vinyard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vinyard takes a shot to the head.
Vinyard lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short left from Vinyard.
Vinyard lands a left hand.
Gold has a couple of punches blocked by Vinyard.
Vinyard scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gold misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Gold fails to land.
Gold throws a head punch that misses.
Vinyard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gold fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vinyard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gold misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gold misses with the head strike.
Gold swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gold blocking some punches.
Vinyard scores with a shot to the side of Gold's head.
A head punch on the inside from Gold fails to land.
Vinyard lands a shoulder strike.
Gold has a couple of punches blocked by Vinyard.
#T4#
Vinyard blocks an uppercut.
Vinyard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gold swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vinyard.
Gold misses with the head strike.
Vinyard misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vinyard.
Gold has a couple of punches blocked by Vinyard.
Gold throws a punch but it's blocked by Vinyard.
Gold scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gold lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vinyard backwards.
Gold swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vinyard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vinyard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gold backwards.
A short left from Vinyard.
Gold throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vinyard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gold throws a head punch that misses.
Vinyard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vinyard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gold swings wildly with an uppercut but Vinyard uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Derek Vinyard will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Vinyard comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vinyard staying out of range there.
Vinyard works Gold's body with a nice hook.
Gold throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gold on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Vinyard misses with a looping left.
Gold waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vinyard.
Vinyard only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Vinyard looks to land a right hand but Gold moved out of range.
Gold seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Gold throws a low kick but Vinyard avoids it.
Vinyard throws a right hand that misses
and Gold counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gold swings widly with a right hand
and Vinyard counters with a straight right hand.
Vinyard thows a body kick. Gold tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gold lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gold looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gold bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T1#
Vinyard missing with a left hand there. Gold was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good standup being displayed there by Vinyard as he connects with a hook.
Vinyard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gold.
Vinyard throws a push kick but Gold slaps the foot to one side.
Vinyard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gold.
Vinyard slips under a jab.
Gold throws the left hand but Vinyard avoids the punch easily.
Vinyard lands a nice shot that snaps Gold's head back.
Gold slips a jab from Vinyard.
Vinyard throws a shot to the body.
Vinyard throws an off balance right hand
and Gold counters with a nice body kick.
Vinyard walks into a left hand.
Gold blocks a low kick nicely.
Vinyard on the wrong end of a nice jab.#ROC#Vinyard is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gold closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Vinyard! Gold dives in looking to finish! Vinyard is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Liquid Gold!
After winning the bout, Liquid Gold thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
PANDA 15
Date: Aug 28, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vinyard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
#TD#
and Sainty counters with a shoot takedown. Vinyard fights it but they end up in guard.
Vinyard has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
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.
Vinyard is continuing to stall.
Sainty trying to control but Vinyard is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinyard pulls Sainty in close to his closed guard and prevents Sainty from doing any damage or advancing position.
Sainty stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vinyard swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sainty is working hard here to advance position.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Vinyard lands a nice shot that snaps Sainty's head back.
Sainty walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sainty staying out of range there.
Sainty appears to be looking for a counter takedown.#T2#
Sainty ducks under a wild hook from Vinyard.
Sainty attempts a counter takedown but Vinyard avoids it well and moves away.
Vinyard moves in looking to clinch but Sainty pushes him off.
Sainty feinted with a counter takedown.
Vinyard looks to land a right hand but Sainty moved out of range.
Vinyard moves away from the strike by Sainty.
Derek Vinyard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL2#
Vinyard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sainty, pushing him back against the cage.
Sainty looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sainty blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vinyard lands with a light punch inside.
Sainty blocks an uppercut.
Vinyard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sainty.
Vinyard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vinyard lands a hook that snaps the head of Sainty backwards. #T3#
Sainty drops down looking for an ankle pick but Vinyard pulls his leg out and moves away.
Vinyard throws out a loose jab but Sainty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vinyard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vinyard tries to work over Sainty's front leg with a kick but Sainty checks it.
Sainty appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Vinyard has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Sainty is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A low kick lands for Vinyard.
Sainty uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vinyard.#TD#
Sainty looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Vinyard!
Sainty controls the position.
Vinyard struggling a bit here.
Sainty really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Vinyard is looking to regain half guard here but Sainty keeps moving and retains side control. #T4##SUB#
Sainty tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sainty has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sainty will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sainty trying to control the position but Vinyard is working away.
Sainty is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Vinyard's shoulder. That is not cool.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Vinyard dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Vinyard avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Vinyard clobbers Sainty with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #TD#
Sainty shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Vinyard's guard.
Sainty wants to pass the guard but Vinyard is keeping the position.
Sainty trying to control the position from guard on top but Vinyard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sainty stays in close to Vinyard's body and controls the position.
Vinyard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sainty slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.#T1#
Vinyard prevents Sainty from moving into mount. #SUB#
Sainty is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Vinyard knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Vinyard keeping his opponent close.#SUB#
Sainty wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Vinyard, who protects the arm well. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Vinyard tries to buck Sainty off but Sainty is having none of it.
Sainty wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vinyard keeps working.
Vinyard avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sainty.
A control attempt from Vinyard but he's now mounted!#T3#
Sainty wants to control the pace but Vinyard is squirming around nicely.
Vinyard tries to hold on but Sainty postures up.
Sainty mounts Vinyard! Really nice guard pass there! #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sainty looking to take Vinyard's back but Vinyard rolls and after a scramble, Vinyard ends up on top in guard. Nice escape there from Vinyard to escape a tricky position. #SUB#
Sainty working for a triangle but Vinyard defends it easily.
Vinyard sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Sainty dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Vinyard tries to clinch but Sainty is having none of it.
Sainty steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vinyard.
Sainty throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sainty looks for the body kick but Vinyard saw that one coming.
Vinyard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sainty feinted with a counter takedown.
Derek Vinyard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sainty connects with an inside leg kick.
Vinyard missing with a left hand there. Sainty was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Vinyard misses its intended target.
Sainty feinted with a counter takedown.
Sainty connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinyard misses with a lunging right hand
#TD#
and Sainty counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sainty wants to control from the top but Vinyard keeps moving.
Vinyard controlling Sainty's posture. #T1#
Sainty trying to control the position from guard on top but Vinyard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sainty controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Vinyard keeping moving, preventing Sainty from controlling successfully. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sainty is pushing down on Vinyard's leg trying to pass to half guard. Vinyard is fighting to maintain full guard but Sainty has managed to sneak the leg through.
Vinyard wants to control but Sainty is keeping busy.
Sainty is looking to take a break and control but Vinyard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vinyard controlling the position well. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Vinyard lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
#T3#
Vinyard scores with a jab to the body.
Vinyard misses with a lunging right hand
and Sainty counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vinyard swings and misses with a shot to the body#CL#
and Sainty counters by moving into the clinch.
Vinyard throws a head punch that misses.
Sainty blocking some punches.
Vinyard misses with some punches.
Vinyard misses with some punches.
Sainty tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vinyard's elbow.
Sainty blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vinyard. #T4#
Vinyard working aggressively here.
Vinyard misses with a punch on the inside.
Vinyard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vinyard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sainty just leaning against Vinyard, taking a breather.
Vinyard throws a punch but it's blocked by Sainty.
Vinyard working aggressively here.
Vinyard misses with some punches.
Vinyard swings wildly with an uppercut but Sainty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sainty blocking some punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vinyard throws a head punch that misses.
Vinyard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vinyard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derek Vinyard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Vinyard has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derek Vinyard!
An out of breath Derek Vinyard 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:
CFC 431
Date: Jul 18, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Vinyard.
Vinyard throws a solid leg kick but Sagaki takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Vinyard.
Vinyard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sagaki.
Sagaki half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Vinyard connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vinyard throws the left hand but Sagaki avoids the punch easily.
Vinyard misses with a low kick.
Sagaki lands with a right hand.
Vinyard swinging wildly here.
Sagaki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Vinyard.
Sagaki moves out of range of the strikes.
Sagaki feinted with a counter takedown.
Vinyard throws a shot from downtown. Sagaki moves away and avoids it.
Sagaki half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.#T1#
Vinyard throws a hook but Sagaki avoids it easily.
Vinyard with a jab.
Vinyard throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A low kick from Vinyard misses #TD#
and Sagaki counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Vinyard!
Sagaki creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Vinyard is trying to control Sagaki's posture but Sagaki avoids it.
Sagaki postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vinyard tries to bench press Sagaki off him but Sagaki keeps the position.
Vinyard taking punishment in the form of punches.
#T2#
You can see the frustration on Vinyard's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#SUB#
Sagaki wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Vinyard, who protects the arm well. #SUB#
Sagaki wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Vinyard, who protects the arm well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sagaki misses with an attempted head punch from side control. #T3#
Sagaki throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sagaki tries to score with some ground and pound. Vinyard controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sagaki is chipping away with strikes.
Vinyard is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Sagaki is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Sagaki looking to ground and pound but Vinyard is blocking nicely.
Sagaki looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Sagaki with a couple of short strikes.
Vinyard regains half guard.
Sagaki throwing shots but Vinyard is blocking nicely. #T4#
Sagaki looks to land a strike but Vinyard avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Sagaki passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sagaki has control of an arm but Vinyard manages to advance to Sagaki's back!
Vinyard controlling from the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Derek Vinyard will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sagaki.
A swing and a miss from Vinyard.
An inside leg kick from Vinyard misses.
Vinyard misses with a low kick as Sagaki jumps back.
Vinyard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sagaki moves away.
Sagaki drops down looking for a counter takedown but Vinyard sprawls and moves away.
Vinyard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Derek Vinyard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Vinyard.
Sagaki thuds his right hand into Vinyard's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinyard slaps away a takedown attempt from Sagaki, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Vinyard appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Derek Vinyard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vinyard lands a leg kick that knocks Sagaki off balance momentarily.#T1#
Vinyard stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sagaki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vinyard.
Vinyard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sagaki appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sagaki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sagaki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vinyard misses with a wild combination.
Vinyard stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sagaki moves out of range of the strikes.
Sagaki tries to land a leg kick but Vinyard saw it coming and moves away.
#T2#
Vinyard with a nice cross.
Vinyard misses with a body punch
#TD#
and Sagaki counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SUB#
Sagaki postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Vinyard is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Sagaki, into his guard. #REVB#
Takumi Sagaki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sagaki keeping moving, preventing Vinyard from controlling successfully.
Vinyard looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #SUB#
Sagaki looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#T3#
Vinyard controlling from the top position. #SUB#
Sagaki looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Vinyard is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sagaki is pulling down on Vinyard's head to control his posture.
Vinyard showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sagaki is trying to control the position but Vinyard postures up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Vinyard trying to control but Sagaki is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vinyard stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Vinyard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Vinyard buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Vinyard. Those never looked like landing.
Sagaki tries to bum rush Vinyard with a series of wild strikes but Vinyard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vinyard misses with a body kick.
Sagaki drops down looking for a counter takedown but Vinyard sprawls and moves away.
Vinyard catches Sagaki with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vinyard looks to throw the jab but Sagaki is out of range.
Sagaki half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sagaki with the inside leg kick.
Vinyard throws the left hand but Sagaki avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sagaki slips a jab from Vinyard.
Sagaki's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vinyard connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sagaki scrambles back to his feet.
Vinyard throws an overhand right that lands on Sagaki's shoulder, as Sagaki tries to avoid the shot.
Sagaki changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Vinyard throws a body shot but no joy. #T1#
Vinyard throws a leg kick #TD#
and Sagaki decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Vinyard's guard.
Sagaki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vinyard works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sagaki throws a strike but Vinyard rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Vinyard controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sagaki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vinyard trying to control the position from guard on top but Sagaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vinyard slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #T2#
Vinyard postures up.
Vinyard sitting in guard here, content to control.
Vinyard looking to pass the guard.
Vinyard trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sagaki's guard.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Vinyard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vinyard takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Derek Vinyard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Derek Vinyard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sagaki throws a chopping leg kick but Vinyard manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vinyard! But no joy.#T3#
Vinyard lands with a nice combination. Sagaki backs away looking to recover.
Sagaki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vinyard throws out the jab.
Vinyard throws a hook but Sagaki avoids it easily.
Sagaki throws a jab but it's blocked by Vinyard.
Sagaki fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Vinyard checks a leg kick.
Takumi Sagaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sagaki feints and then cracks Vinyard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vinyard down.
Sagaki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vinyard can pounce on him.
Vinyard misses with an uppercut. Sagaki saw that one coming.
Sagaki feinted with a counter takedown.
Vinyard fakes the leg kick and cracks Sagaki in the body.
Vinyard dips to his left and cracks Sagaki with an uppercut!#T4#
Vinyard ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vinyard lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Vinyard keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vinyard defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sagaki.
It seemed like Vinyard was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sagaki takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vinyard throws a hook to the side of Sagaki's head but Sagaki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sagaki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vinyard.
Vinyard scores with a shot to the body.
#CL2#
Vinyard closes the distance and clinches.
Sagaki misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vinyard.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vinyard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derek Vinyard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Vinyard winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derek Vinyard!
Derek Vinyard 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:
EMP Ispa vs. Marceau
Date: Jan 12, 2020 |
#R1#
Vinyard throws a nice inside leg kick.
Derek Vinyard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gro Ulfimph is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gro Ulfimph throws a leg kick which misses Vinyard's front leg but catches the back leg as Vinyard tries to avoid it.
Gro Ulfimph definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Vinyard looks for the body kick but Gro Ulfimph saw that one coming.
Vinyard misses with a wild combination.
Gro Ulfimph moves out of range of the strikes.
As Vinyard tries to get set, Gro Ulfimph tries to push him back and clinch up but Vinyard manages to avoid the attempt.
Gro Ulfimph ducks under a wild hook from Vinyard.
Gro Ulfimph takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Vinyard misses with a low kick.
Vinyard lands with a right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Vinyard there.
Gro Ulfimph blocks a head kick by Vinyard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gro Ulfimph throws a leg kick which misses Vinyard's front leg but catches the back leg as Vinyard tries to avoid it.
Gro Ulfimph blocks the body kick.
Jab by Vinyard.#T1#
Vinyard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vinyard throws a right hand that misses
#CL#
and Gro Ulfimph counters by moving into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vinyard.
Gro Ulfimph throws a punch but it's blocked by Vinyard.
Gro Ulfimph misses with the head strike.
Vinyard gets through Gro Ulfimph's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vinyard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vinyard misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gro Ulfimph.
Gro Ulfimph throws a punch but it's blocked by Vinyard.
Gro Ulfimph swings wildly with an uppercut but Vinyard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gro Ulfimph blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gro Ulfimph struggles to land a body shot inside as Vinyard controls his hands.
Gro Ulfimph misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gro Ulfimph working aggressively here.
Vinyard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vinyard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gro Ulfimph backwards.
Vinyard lands with a short shot to the head. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vinyard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vinyard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vinyard misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Vinyard fails to land.
Gro Ulfimph working aggressively here.
Gro Ulfimph prevents a body shot from Vinyard.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vinyard.
Gro Ulfimph tries a body shot but Vinyard blocks it.
Vinyard struggles to land a body shot inside as Gro Ulfimph controls his hands.
Vinyard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vinyard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gro Ulfimph is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Vinyard to keep the fight standing.
Gro Ulfimph lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vinyard.
Vinyard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gro Ulfimph misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Gro Ulfimph.
Vinyard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gro Ulfimph jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Vinyard walks away with a smile on his face. Gro Ulfimph gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gro Ulfimph attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Vinyard.#T3#
Vinyard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice body punch from Gro Ulfimph.
Gro Ulfimph wants to clinch
and Vinyard counters with a one-two to the body.
Gro Ulfimph walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Vinyard checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Vinyard wants to clinch up but Gro Ulfimph keeps it at a distance.
A big right from Vinyard misses.
Gro Ulfimph scores with a hook to the body. Vinyard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A combination from Vinyard does no damage.
Vinyard misses with an uppercut.
Vinyard throws a looping overhand right but Gro Ulfimph ducks down to avoid it.
Gro Ulfimph circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vinyard darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#T4#
Nice straight punches there by Vinyard. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vinyard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vinyard is looking to chop away at Gro Ulfimph's legs.
Gro Ulfimph takes one to the chin there.
An inside leg kick from Vinyard misses.
Gro Ulfimph throws a leg kick which misses Vinyard's front leg but catches the back leg as Vinyard tries to avoid it. #CL2#
Vinyard drives through and clinches with Gro Ulfimph against the cage.
Gro Ulfimph blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vinyard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gro Ulfimph.
Gro Ulfimph lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vinyard backwards.
Vinyard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Gro Ulfimph on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vinyard lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gro Ulfimph backwards.
Gro Ulfimph softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vinyard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#TD#
Gro Ulfimph jumps into guard, dragging Vinyard to the mat.
#SUB#
Gro Ulfimph has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Vinyard can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Vinyard dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Gro Ulfimph blocks a head kick by Vinyard.
Gro Ulfimph throws a leg kick but Vinyard sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Vinyard throws a leg kick but Gro Ulfimph sees it coming and moves out of range.
Vinyard throws a jab when Gro Ulfimph was well out of range.
Vinyard throws a lazy uppercut
and Gro Ulfimph counters with a low kick, right behind Vinyard 's knee.
Gro Ulfimph keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vinyard.
Nice uppercut lands for Vinyard. That snapped Gro Ulfimph's head back.
Vinyard looks to throw the jab but Gro Ulfimph is out of range.
Gro Ulfimph wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Vinyard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vinyard.
Gro Ulfimph takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Vinyard lands with a cross.
Gro Ulfimph lands with a thumping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vinyard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gro Ulfimph sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T1#
Vinyard throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gro Ulfimph on the side of the head.
Vinyard checks a low kick from Gro Ulfimph.
Vinyard throws a hook but Gro Ulfimph avoids it easily.
Gro Ulfimph lands a leg kick that knocks Vinyard off balance momentarily.
Gro Ulfimph has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Vinyard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gro Ulfimph shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Derek Vinyard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vinyard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gro Ulfimph sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vinyard shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Vinyard checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Vinyard looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gro Ulfimph connects with a nice looking jab.
Gro Ulfimph tries to clinch up but Vinyard circles away and keeps his distance.
Vinyard moves out of range as Gro Ulfimph strikes.
Vinyard lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gro Ulfimph's sensitive parts. #T2#
Vinyard misses with a wild body shot.
Jab from Vinyard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vinyard is looking to slow Gro Ulfimph down with leg kicks.
Gro Ulfimph lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vinyard swings for the body but Gro Ulfimph moves out of range.
Gro Ulfimph looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Vinyard throws a jab but it's blocked by Gro Ulfimph.
A jab from Vinyard does it's job there.
Vinyard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vinyard fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gro Ulfimph has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vinyard throws an overhand right that lands on Gro Ulfimph's shoulder, as Gro Ulfimph tries to avoid the shot.
Vinyard looks to land a left hand but Gro Ulfimph moved out of range nicely.
Gro Ulfimph thows a leg kick but Vinyard checks it
and Vinyard counters with a nice uppercut.
Gro Ulfimph ducks under a wild hook from Vinyard.
Vinyard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gro Ulfimph manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#T3#
Gro Ulfimph keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vinyard.
A lazy left from Gro Ulfimph finds it's target.#ROC#
Vinyard is rocked!
Gro Ulfimph lands an uppercut, right on the button! Vinyard tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Murzol Gro Ulfimph!
During a confident post fight interview, Murzol Gro Ulfimph thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
EMP Piano vs McNasty
Date: Dec 15, 2019 |
#R1#
Vinyard lands the left hand.
Vinyard doesn't manage to clinch there - Walcott circles away.
Walcott slips a straight right by Vinyard.
Walcott wants to clinch up but Vinyard keeps it at a distance.
Walcott checks a leg kick.
Vinyard misses with a low kick as Walcott jumps back.
A head kick misses from Walcott.
Walcott misses with a hook to the body
and Vinyard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Walcott fails to land with a series of punches.
Walcott takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Walcott takes a shot right to the bread basket.#CL2#
Vinyard tries to keep at a distance but Walcott has taken the fight into the clinch.
Walcott lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Walcott blocks an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#TD2#
Walcott pulls Vinyard into guard.
Vinyard slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #T1#
Vinyard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Walcott is keeping the position for now.
Vinyard not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walcott controlling the position.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Vinyard looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Walcott misses with a hook. Vinyard ducked under it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Vinyard on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Vinyard throws a predictable looking body shot
and Walcott counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A swing and a miss from Vinyard.
Walcott bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vinyard misses the shot to the body.
Walcott displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vinyard throws out the jab.
A shot to the body from Walcott misses
and Vinyard counters with a good low kick that Walcott was not able to check.
Vinyard dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Walcott. That did some damage!
Walcott connects with the punch.#T3#
Vinyard misses with a hook. Walcott ducked under it nicely.
Tommy Walcott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walcott has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Walcott there as he acknowledges the shot.
Vinyard misses with a hook
and Walcott counters with a straight right hand.
Vinyard throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Walcott! But no joy.
Walcott jabs at Vinyard's body.
Vinyard goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Walcott pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Walcott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vinyard manages to avoid it.
Walcott lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Walcott shoots in but Vinyard avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Vinyard's corner calls for a 1-2. Vinyard obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Vinyard buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Walcott throws a jab when Vinyard was well out of range.
Walcott uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vinyard.#T4#
Vinyard throws a looping overhand right but Walcott ducks down to avoid it.
Derek Vinyard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vinyard throws a poor cross that misses
letting Walcott counter with a right hand.
A punch combination from Vinyard misses.
Vinyard misses the jab.
Vinyard throws a low kick but it's checked well by Walcott.
Vinyard throws a right hand that misses
and Walcott counters with a slapping leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Walcott.
Vinyard thuds his right hand into Walcott's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Walcott fails with a takedown attempt.
Vinyard throws an off balance right hand
and Vinyard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Walcott uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vinyard.
Walcott does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Walcott slips a jab from Vinyard.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Walcott.
Vinyard is looking to counter punch.
Vinyard cracks Walcott with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Derek Vinyard will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Walcott delivers a nice body kick.
Vinyard will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Walcott lands with a kick to the temple. Vinyard shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Vinyard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Walcott.
Walcott fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vinyard has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Walcott ducks under a wild hook from Vinyard.
Walcott throws out a counter right but Vinyard avoids it with no problem.
Walcott throws a body shot but no joy.
Vinyard throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Walcott stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vinyard throws a right hand that misses
and Walcott counters with a nice uppercut.
Walcott misses with a looping right.
Walcott scores with a body shot.
Vinyard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A low kick from Vinyard misses
and Walcott counters with a nice body kick.
Vinyard thuds his right hand into Walcott's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walcott throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vinyard's waist but Vinyard gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Walcott off to one side.
Vinyard lands a lovely overhand right.
Walcott fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Vinyard is out of range.
Derek Vinyard is winning the standup battle so far.#T1#
Walcott throws a head kick that misses.
Vinyard was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A big left from Vinyard misses.
Walcott throws a fast counter high kick but Vinyard manages to duck under it in time.
Vinyard throws a nice inside leg kick.
Vinyard looks to land a left hand but Walcott moved out of range nicely.
Walcott tries a quick counter leg kick but Vinyard is wise to it.
Walcott misses with a right hand
and Vinyard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vinyard throws a jab when Walcott was well out of range.
Vinyard paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Walcott looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vinyard is fending him off so far but Walcott persists. Nope, Vinyard circles away and we're back to standing.
Walcott swings for the body but Vinyard moves out of range.
Walcott buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vinyard misses with a hook. Walcott ducked under it nicely.
Nice body kick from Vinyard.
Walcott tries to move into range but Vinyard moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Walcott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vinyard misses with a low kick.
#T2#
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!
Vinyard looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Vinyard looks to land a right hand but Walcott moved out of range.
Walcott misses with an uppercut.
Walcott throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Walcott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vinyard manages to avoid it.
Walcott feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vinyard's calf.
Vinyard connects with a jab.
Vinyard tries to clinch there but Walcott circles away.
Vinyard throws a lazy right hand but Walcott sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Walcott was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Walcott steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vinyard.
Walcott takes one on the button.
A swing and a miss from Vinyard.
Walcott doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Walcott jabs at Vinyard's body.
Vinyard wants to slow Walcott down by chopping away at his legs.
Walcott moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Walcott.#T3#
Vinyard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vinyard connects with an inside leg kick.
Vinyard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Walcott fails with the takedown
and Vinyard counters with a stiff right hand.
Derek Vinyard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Walcott.
Vinyard has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Walcott finds it's way round the side to connect with Vinyard's head.
Walcott throws a jab but it's blocked by Vinyard.
Walcott stuns Vinyard with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vinyard thuds a left hand into Walcott's body.
Vinyard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vinyard throws a shot from downtown. Walcott moves away and avoids it.
Walcott feints the counter takedown.
Vinyard throws a big shot that misses.
Vinyard takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Walcott looks to score with a jab to the body but Vinyard is just out of range.
Walcott circles away from the clinch attempt.
It seemed like Walcott was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Walcott shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vinyard as he avoids it easily. #T4#
Walcott throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walcott misses with a body shot.
Vinyard throws the left hand but Walcott avoids the punch easily.
Vinyard misses with an uppercut.
Walcott misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vinyard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Walcott.
Vinyard scoring well with a low kick there.
Walcott avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vinyard misses the jab.
Jab, jab by Walcott - just one landing.
Walcott takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Vinyard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Walcott.
Walcott misses with a body shot.
Vinyard misses with a low kick.
Walcott takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Derek Vinyard will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Walcott misses with a kick to the body
and Vinyard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Walcott staying out of range there.
Vinyard looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Vinyard throws the left hand but Walcott avoids the punch easily.
Walcott throws a fast counter high kick but Vinyard manages to duck under it in time.
Walcott misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Vinyard on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Walcott staying out of range there.
Walcott is looking to chop away at Vinyard's legs.
Walcott throws a nice inside leg kick.
Vinyard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walcott manages to avoid it.
Vinyard keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Walcott throws an off balance right hand
and Vinyard counters with an inside leg kick.
Walcott's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walcott throws a head kick that misses.
Walcott lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Walcott slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Walcott connects with the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walcott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#T1#
Walcott throws a head kick but Vinyard moves out of range.
Walcott lands a high kick!
Walcott uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vinyard.
A big right from Vinyard misses.
Vinyard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Walcott only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Vinyard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vinyard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Walcott. Walcott obviously looking to wear him down.
Walcott throws a head kick that misses.
Vinyard misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Walcott throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Vinyard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Walcott.
Walcott tries to counter by closing the distance.
A big left from Vinyard misses.
Walcott misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Walcott.
Vinyard swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vinyard jabs at Walcott's body.#T2#
Walcott uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vinyard.
Vinyard wants to land a leg kick but Walcott is out of range.
Walcott just misses with a punch to the body.
Walcott keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vinyard.
Walcott misses with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vinyard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walcott.
Vinyard throws a good cross that connects.
Walcott blocks the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vinyard. Walcott does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vinyard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Walcott.
Walcott looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Walcott fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Walcott tries a head kick but it misses.
Derek Vinyard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vinyard.
Walcott uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vinyard.#T3#
Vinyard misses with an uppercut. Walcott saw that one coming.
Walcott misses with a hook. Vinyard ducked under it nicely.
Walcott pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vinyard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Walcott.
Vinyard sets himself, and Walcott steps forward looking for the clinch! Vinyard avoids it this time.
Walcott looks to score with a jab to the body but Vinyard is just out of range.
Walcott scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vinyard takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vinyard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Walcott.
Walcott follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Walcott looks to land a body kick but Vinyard moved away.
Walcott misses with a right hand
and Vinyard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Walcott throws a hook but Vinyard avoids it easily.
Walcott lands a nice looking body shot.
Walcott throws a hook to the side of Vinyard's head but Vinyard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Walcott takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Walcott misses with a straight left.
Tommy Walcott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Vinyard throws a big shot that misses.
Walcott throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Walcott takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vinyard looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Vinyard wants to clinch.
Walcott misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice jab there from Vinyard.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vinyard.
Vinyard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Walcott throws out the jab.
Vinyard avoids the body shot from Walcott.
Vinyard chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tommy Walcott.
I think Vinyard has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derek Vinyard!
Derek Vinyard 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:
EMP Kansalainen vs Madog
Date: Nov 10, 2019 |
#R1##TD#
Nagasaki shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Vinyard napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Nagasaki working the strikes but Vinyard uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Nagasaki sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vinyard defending well though.
Vinyard blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nagasaki.
Nagasaki missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Vinyard keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Vinyard keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Vinyard has his hands clasped together around Nagasaki's back. He's all about the action.
Vinyard is trying to maintain the position but Nagasaki is very close to passing his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinyard on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. #T1#
Vinyard wants to improve his position but Nagasaki is controlling well.
Vinyard felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Nagasaki throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nice strikes from Nagasaki there.
Nagasaki not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nagasaki throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vinyard is refusing to be controlled, as Nagasaki sits in half guard.
Nagasaki looks to land a strike but Vinyard avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nagasaki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vinyard pulls Nagasaki in close to his closed guard and prevents Nagasaki from doing any damage or advancing position.
Nagasaki makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#T2#
Vinyard preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nagasaki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nagasaki trying to control but Vinyard is working from the bottom.
Nagasaki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nagasaki landing with the ground and pound.
Vinyard has Nagasaki pulled in close to control his posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nagasaki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #T3#
Nagasaki trying to control but Vinyard is working from the bottom.
Nagasaki is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nagasaki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vinyard works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nagasaki throws a strike but Vinyard rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Vinyard is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Vinyard would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Nagasaki pulls Vinyard in close to prevent any damage. #T4#
Vinyard wants to pass the guard but Nagasaki is keeping the position.
Nagasaki is trying to control the position but Vinyard postures up.
Vinyard sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Vinyard trying to control the position from guard on top but Nagasaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Santosh Nagasaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vinyard walks into a left hand.
Vinyard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santosh Nagasaki dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Vinyard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nagasaki ducks under a wild hook from Vinyard.
Vinyard throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Vinyard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nagasaki.
Nagasaki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nagasaki scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Vinyard ducks right into an uppercut from Nagasaki.
Decent striking displayed by Nagasaki there.
Vinyard scores with a hook to the body. Nagasaki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nagasaki clobbers Vinyard with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nagasaki misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vinyard! But no joy.
Nagasaki scores with a nice head shot.
Vinyard throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nagasaki.
Nagasaki tries to counter with a takedown but Vinyard is quick to defend against it.
Vinyard smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#TD#
Nagasaki fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Vinyard to the ground. Nagasaki is now in Vinyard's guard.#ES2#
Vinyard pushes Nagasaki off and scrambles back to his feet.
#T1#
Nagasaki's corner calls for a 1-2. Nagasaki obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Vinyard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nagasaki counters with a nice uppercut. #ROC#
Vinyard is rocked!
Vinyard throws a body kick that misses.
Vinyard is still on wobbly legs! Can Nagasaki finish him?
Nagasaki shoots in but Vinyard avoids the takedown attempt easily.
It seemed like Vinyard was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nagasaki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nagasaki clobbers Vinyard with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nagasaki scoring well with a low kick there.
Nagasaki steps in with a hook that catches Vinyard right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Nagasaki follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Vinyard looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Santosh Nagasaki!
A very excited looking Santosh Nagasaki made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
EMP Scrotum vs Sonnen
Date: Oct 25, 2019 |
#R1#
Mayer lands an overhand right.
Vinyard lands with a right hand.
Vinyard leaves Mayer with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Vinyard half committed to a counter leg kick.
Mayer catches Vinyard with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vinyard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mayer.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Mayer has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A punch combination from Vinyard misses.
A good leg kick by Vinyard.
Mayer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mayer jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jab, jab by Mayer - just one landing.
Vinyard misses with a hook. Mayer ducked under it nicely.
Mayer with a lazy takedown attempt
and Vinyard counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mayer's knee momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mayer defending well as Vinyard loads up on a big left hand.
Vinyard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mayer tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Mayer moves away from the strike by Vinyard. #T1#
Mayer moves away from the strike by Vinyard.
Vinyard wants to slow Mayer down by chopping away at his legs.
Mayer drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Vinyard defends it well.
Vinyard takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Damen Mayer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Vinyard. No joy for Mayer on that attempt.
Derek Vinyard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damen Mayer.
The fighters circling - Vinyard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mayer looks to score with a jab to the body but Vinyard is just out of range.
Vinyard lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mayer's sensitive parts.
Mayer moves out of range of the strikes.
Mayer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mayer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vinyard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vinyard catches Mayer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mayer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vinyard throws a front kick aimed at Mayer's knee but Mayer avoids it well.
Vinyard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mayer takes a swing at Vinyard's ribcage but misses. #T2#
Vinyard throws a nice outside leg kick.
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!
Vinyard throws a lazy right hand but Mayer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mayer scores with a head kick.
Vinyard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice combination there by Vinyard.
#TD2#
Mayer shoots in and gets a takedown into Vinyard's guard.
Vinyard wants to get back to his feet but Mayer passes into half guard.
#REVR##SUB2#
Mayer seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Vinyard has recovered full guard.
Mayer looking to pass the guard. #T3#
Vinyard seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Mayer is pushing down on Vinyard's leg trying to pass to half guard. Vinyard is fighting to maintain full guard but Mayer has managed to sneak the leg through.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.#SUB2#
Mayer is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Vinyard defends it well.
Vinyard preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Mayer is thwarting Vinyard's attempts to control the position.
Vinyard is not content to let Mayer control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Derek Vinyard will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Vinyard works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mayer throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vinyard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mayer scores with a nice head shot.
Mayer misses with a wild body shot.
Mayer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vinyard.
Mayer with a poor takedown
and Vinyard counters with a stiff right hand.
Mayer dives in and grabs Vinyard's left leg, looking for a takedown. Vinyard pushes down on Mayer's head and hops out.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nice shot by Vinyard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinyard misses with an uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mayer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vinyard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vinyard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T1#
The crowd cheers as Vinyard lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mayer doesn't seem phased though.
Vinyard takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mayer scores with a hook.
Mayer dives in for a single leg takedown but Vinyard sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Derek Vinyard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damen Mayer.
A telegraphed right hand from Mayer misses the target.
Vinyard is looking to counter punch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mayer.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mayer.
Mayer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vinyard moves away.
Derek Vinyard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vinyard staying out of range there.
Vinyard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mayer.
Mayer feints the counter takedown.
Vinyard tries a low kick but Mayer avoids it.
Mayer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vinyard but Vinyard pushes him off and we're back to square one.#T2#
A swing and a miss from Vinyard.
Vinyard connects with a looping right hand.
#CUT#
It looks like Damen Mayer has been cut.
Mayer tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Vinyard defends well and Mayer ends up having to push Vinyard into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Mayer closes the distance and clinches up with Vinyard, looking for a takedown. Mayer pushes Vinyard against the cage but Vinyard circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vinyard throws a right and a left that Mayer avoids nicely.
Vinyard scores with the left hand. Mayer knows he should have avoided that one.
Mayer defending well as Vinyard loads up on a big left hand.
Vinyard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mayer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mayer with the counter takedown but Vinyard avoids it easily.
Mayer slips under a jab.
Vinyard throws a leg kick but Mayer checks it.
Mayer misses the shot to the body.
Mayer fails with a takedown attempt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vinyard.#T3#
Vinyard displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mayer.
Nice takedown defense from Vinyard. No joy for Mayer on that attempt.
Mayer shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vinyard defends it nicely.#KD#
Vinyard lands a left and a right that send Mayer crashing to the mat, dazed. Vinyard thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC#
Mayer is rocked!
Mayer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Vinyard scores with a leg kick.
Vinyard scores with a sloppy right hand. Mayer should have avoided that one.
Mayer is still on wobbly legs! Can Vinyard finish him?
Derek Vinyard is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
Horrible takedown attempt by Mayer or perhaps it was just good defense by Vinyard, which made it look bad.
It looked like Vinyard wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T4#
Mayer tries to clinch up.
Mayer seems to have recovered his senses.
Vinyard lands a leg kick that knocks Mayer off balance momentarily.
Nice cross by Vinyard.
Vinyard misses with a body shot.
Vinyard takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mayer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vinyard.
Mayer avoids the body shot from Vinyard.
Mayer slips a jab from Vinyard.
Mayer drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Vinyard defends it well.
Mayer wants to clinch but Vinyard slips to the side
and Vinyard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vinyard throws an overhand right that lands on Mayer's shoulder, as Mayer tries to avoid the shot.
Mayer slips a jab from Vinyard.
A slow jab from Vinyard misses its intended target.
Vinyard 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.
Derek Vinyard dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Damen Mayer's cut.
That's time! Vinyard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Mayer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vinyard to score with a decent uppercut.
Mayer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mayer throws a lazy uppercut
and Vinyard makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Vinyard scoring well with a low kick there.
Mayer darts in looking for a takedown but Vinyard gets double underhooks and turns Mayer into the cage.
Mayer throws a shot from downtown. Vinyard moves away and avoids it.
Vinyard dips to his left and cracks Mayer with an uppercut!
Mayer fails with a takedown attempt.
Derek Vinyard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damen Mayer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinyard throws a leg kick but Mayer checks it.
Vinyard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mayer.
Vinyard missing with a left hand there. Mayer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mayer ducks under a wild hook from Vinyard.#T1#
Vinyard misses with a hook. Mayer ducked under it nicely.
Vinyard throws an overhand right that lands on Mayer's shoulder, as Mayer tries to avoid the shot.
Mayer with the counter takedown but Vinyard avoids it easily.
Mayer moves out of range of the strikes.
Mayer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vinyard moves away.
Vinyard connects with a right hand. Mayer shakes it off.
Mayer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vinyard.
Mayer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Vinyard avoids it really well and circles away.
Mayer with a poor takedown
and Vinyard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vinyard looks to land a right hand but Mayer moved out of range.
Mayer feints the counter takedown.
Vinyard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mayer.
Mayer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vinyard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mayer fails with an attempt to clinch.
#T2#
Mayer shoots in looking for a takedown. Vinyard tries to sprawl out of it but Mayer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vinyard manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Vinyard throws a jab but it's blocked by Mayer. #CL2#
Mayer clinches with his opponent.
Mayer blocking some punches.
Vinyard misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Mayer.
A head punch on the inside from Vinyard fails to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vinyard lands with a right to the head.
Vinyard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mayer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mayer.
Mayer tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Vinyard just stands there and leans against the cage.
Derek Vinyard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mayer.
Mayer changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Vinyard fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Vinyard lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#T3#
A looping hook to the body misses from Mayer. Vinyard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mayer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vinyard. Vinyard obviously looking to wear him down.
Vinyard misses the jab.
Vinyard throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mayer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mayer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The fighters circling - Vinyard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mayer with the counter takedown but Vinyard avoids it easily.
Vinyard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Vinyard misses.
Vinyard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mayer with a poor takedown
and Vinyard counters with a stiff right hand.
Vinyard throws a jab when Mayer was well out of range.
Vinyard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mayer.#T4#
Mayer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vinyard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mayer just misses with a punch to the body.
Vinyard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vinyard fails to land with a series of punches.
Mayer throws a jab but it's blocked by Vinyard.
Vinyard swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A big right from Vinyard misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Vinyard.
Damen Mayer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mayer shoots for a double leg takedown but Vinyard sprawls well. He's pushed Mayer's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mayer lands a nice shot that snaps Vinyard's head back.
Vinyard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mayer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vinyard throwing a counter right hand but Mayer manages to avoid it.
Vinyard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vinyard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vinyard throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derek Vinyard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vinyard, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derek Vinyard!
Derek Vinyard thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
EMP Gagnon vs Tama Ginty
Date: Sep 18, 2019 |
#R1#
Vinyard closes the distance looking to clinch #TD2#
and Friman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Vinyard's guard.
Friman throws an elbow that misses. Vinyard uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Friman's guard. Nice move by Vinyard!#REVR#
Friman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Friman is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Friman looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SU#
Vinyard gets to his feet. Friman looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! #CL#
Vinyard closes the distance and clinches. #T1#
Friman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vinyard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vinyard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Friman dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Vinyard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vinyard lands a hook to the side of the head.
Friman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vinyard is keeping busy.
A head punch on the inside from Vinyard fails to land.
Friman is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Vinyard gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Vinyard lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vinyard misses with a punch on the inside.
Vinyard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#TD2#
Friman gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Friman throwing strikes but missing.
Friman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T2#
Friman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Friman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vinyard is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Friman with a nice head shot there.
Friman trying to control the position from guard on top but Vinyard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Friman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Friman with a nice head shot there.#T3#
Friman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Friman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Friman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Friman working some strikes from top position.
Friman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
My spies in Secret Lab inform me that Friman has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Friman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Friman wants to control from the top but Vinyard keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Friman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vinyard throws a right and a left that Friman avoids nicely.
And Friman tries to counter it with a takedown but Vinyard pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Friman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vinyard.
Friman looks for a takedown but Vinyard sprawls well.
Vinyard was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T4#
Vinyard throws a lazy body kick #TD2#
and Friman counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Friman throws an elbow that misses. Vinyard uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Friman's guard. Nice move by Vinyard!#REVR#
Friman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Friman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vinyard is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Friman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Friman keeping moving, preventing Vinyard from controlling successfully.
Vinyard won't allow Friman to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Derek Vinyard will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Vinyard getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Friman misses with a takedown attempt
and Vinyard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vinyard misses with a hook
and Friman counters with a stiff right hand.
Friman misses with a few strikes there.
Vinyard throws a right hand that misses
#TD2#
and Friman counters with a nice double leg into guard. #ES#
Vinyard manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Friman is trying to stall.
Vinyard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vinyard tries to throw a body punch but Friman avoids it by throwing Vinyard back against the cage.
Vinyard scores with a hook to the body.
Friman blocking some punches.
Friman is looking to take this one to the mat.
Vinyard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. #T1#
Stalling in the clinch from Friman.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Friman wants to stall.
Friman is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Vinyard has denied him.
Friman tries for a takedown. No joy.
Derek Vinyard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oskar Friman.
Friman avoiding damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Oskar Friman.
Friman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vinyard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Friman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vinyard was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vinyard pivots, looking for a leg kick but Friman is out of range and Vinyard settles back down.
Vinyard stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Vinyard wants it to stay on the feet.
Derek Vinyard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vinyard lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vinyard, right into the meat.
Friman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vinyard.#T2#
A lazy left from Vinyard finds it's target.
Friman has a takedown stuffed.
Vinyard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Friman counters with a nice uppercut.
Friman misses with a takedown
and Friman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vinyard fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vinyard lands a jab to the head.
Vinyard scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#CL#
Vinyard has Friman up against the cage in a clinch.
Friman is trying to break free.#T3#
Vinyard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Friman slowing the pace effectively.
Vinyard misses with some punches.
Vinyard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vinyard working aggressively here.
Vinyard prevents the takedown attempt.
Friman stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Vinyard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Friman can do to turn this around?
Friman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vinyard.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Vinyard misses with the head strike.
Friman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vinyard is keeping busy.
Stalling in the clinch from Friman.
Friman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Friman is stalling here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Oskar Friman.
Vinyard scores with a jab to the head.
#T4#
Vinyard throws an off balance right hand
and Friman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vinyard stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Vinyard wants it to stay on the feet.
Vinyard feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Friman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vinyard throws a jab but it's blocked by Friman.
Friman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vinyard.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vinyard darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vinyard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vinyard lands with a nice body punch.
Vinyard takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A left lands for Friman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Vinyard dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Friman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vinyard throws an overhand right that lands on Friman's shoulder, as Friman tries to avoid the shot.
It seemed like Friman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Vinyard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Friman.
Friman tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Vinyard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Vinyard fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Friman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.#CL2#
Friman moves into the clinch.
Friman has a couple of punches blocked by Vinyard.
Vinyard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vinyard prevents a takedown attempt there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinyard prevents the takedown attempt.
Vinyard lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vinyard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vinyard blocks a body shot from Friman.
Vinyard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #T1#
Vinyard gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Friman.
Derek Vinyard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oskar Friman.#BC2#
Friman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Friman closes the distance and clinches up with Vinyard, looking for a takedown. Friman pushes Vinyard against the cage but Vinyard circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Vinyard on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Vinyard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Friman doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Vinyard is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Friman moves out of range of the strikes.
Vinyard throws a body punch but Friman moves out of range.
Friman tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Friman ducks under a wild hook from Vinyard.
Friman now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Friman throws a right and a left that Vinyard avoids nicely.
Vinyard connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Friman's hands.
A slow jab from Vinyard misses its intended target. #T2#
Friman slips a jab from Vinyard.
Vinyard lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vinyard throws a hook to the side of Friman's head but Friman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Friman tries a quick counter leg kick but Vinyard is wise to it.
Vinyard misses with a hook
#TD2#
and Friman counters with a shoot takedown. Vinyard fights it but they end up in guard. #ES#
Vinyard wriggles free and stands up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vinyard throws a looping overhand right but Friman ducks down to avoid it.
And Friman tries to counter it with a takedown but Vinyard pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Derek Vinyard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Friman slips a straight right by Vinyard.
Friman is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Friman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice uppercut there from Friman.
Derek Vinyard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Friman takes a jab right on the kisser.
#T3#
Friman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Friman blocks a jab.
Vinyard throws a left and a right that both miss
and Friman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Derek Vinyard is winning the standup battle so far.
Friman throws an overhand right that lands on Vinyard's shoulder, as Vinyard tries to avoid the shot.
Vinyard throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Friman.
Friman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vinyard moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Vinyard throws the left hand but Friman avoids the punch easily.
Oskar Friman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vinyard connects with a right hand. Friman shakes it off.
Vinyard tries to clinch up.
Vinyard throws a right hand that misses
and Friman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. #T4#
Friman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Friman throws a lazy uppercut
and Vinyard counters with a leg kick.
Vinyard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Friman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vinyard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vinyard throws an off balance right hand
letting Friman counter with a right hand.
Friman misses with a hook. Vinyard ducked under it nicely.
Vinyard staying out of range there.
Vinyard bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Friman's head.
Friman with a lazy takedown attempt
and Vinyard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vinyard's jab looks to have found its range, popping Friman under the eye.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derek Vinyard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vinyard, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derek Vinyard!
Derek Vinyard 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:
EMP Gagnon Vs Toivonen 2
Date: Aug 16, 2019 |
#R1#
Vinyard wants to clinch up but Xinhai keeps it at a distance.
Xinhai connects with a high kick.
Xinhai throws a jab but it's blocked by Vinyard.
Xinhai misses with a hook
and Vinyard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Xinhai misses with an uppercut
and Vinyard counters with a slapping leg kick.
Vinyard connects with a crisp jab.
Xinhai scores with a nice head shot.
Yang Xinhai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xinhai throws a lazy right hand but Vinyard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Xinhai does it's job there.#CL#
Vinyard has closed the distance and engaged Xinhai in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Xinhai.
Xinhai trying to control the position but instead, Vinyard has worked for underhooks and has pushed Xinhai into the cage.
Vinyard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Xinhai misses with a punch to the body.
Xinhai lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vinyard backwards.
Nice body punch from Vinyard.
Vinyard tries a body shot but Xinhai blocks it.
Vinyard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T1#
Vinyard lands a hook to the side of the head.
Xinhai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vinyard working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Xinhai.
Xinhai wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vinyard has him pressed against the cage.#BC2#
Xinhai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Xinhai throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Vinyard on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vinyard. That's going to slow Xinhai down.
Xinhai lands with a kick to the temple. Vinyard shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" #ROC2#
Vinyard is rocked!
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Xinhai! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Yang Xinhai!
After winning the bout, Yang Xinhai thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
EMP Allen vs Marceau
Date: Jul 19, 2019 |
#R1#
Gorbachenko throws a shot to the body.
Gorbachenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vinyard manages to avoid it.
Vinyard has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Gorbachenko swings for the body but Vinyard moves out of range.
#CL#
Gorbachenko darts in and clinches Vinyard up against the cage.
Vinyard lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vinyard misses with some punches.
Vinyard lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gorbachenko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vinyard scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vinyard working aggressively here.
A short left from Vinyard.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vinyard's elbow.
Vinyard lands a nice uppercut.
Vinyard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vinyard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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!
Vinyard lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gorbachenko or not.
Vinyard scores with a shoulder strike.
Gorbachenko lands a hook that snaps the head of Vinyard backwards.
Vinyard has a couple of punches blocked by Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gorbachenko really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Vinyard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gorbachenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Vinyard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vinyard lands with a right to the head. #T1#
Gorbachenko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gorbachenko lands a right hand.
Vinyard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vinyard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gorbachenko blocking some punches.
Gorbachenko lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gorbachenko tries to throw a body punch but Vinyard avoids it by throwing Gorbachenko back against the cage.
Gorbachenko lands a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gorbachenko blocking some punches.
Gorbachenko works on Vinyard's body with a couple of short punches.
Gorbachenko blocks an uppercut.
Vinyard lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gorbachenko backwards.
Gorbachenko blocks an uppercut.
Gorbachenko working aggressively here.
Vinyard misses with a punch on the inside.
Vinyard tries a body shot but Gorbachenko blocks it.
Vinyard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gorbachenko throws a head punch that misses.
Vinyard swings wildly with an uppercut but Gorbachenko uses good head movement to avoid it. #T2#
Gorbachenko is leaning against Vinyard and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Gorbachenko fails to land.
Gorbachenko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #TD2#
Vinyard manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Vinyard is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gorbachenko is aware though and is defending well.
Gorbachenko sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gorbachenko wants to stand but Vinyard has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Gorbachenko wants to control from the top but Vinyard keeps moving.
Gorbachenko has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gorbachenko tries to stand but Vinyard is controlling from the bottom.
Gorbachenko is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #T3#
Vinyard keeping moving, preventing Gorbachenko from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.#SUB2#
Vinyard looking for a guillotine here but Gorbachenko defends easily.
Gorbachenko will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gorbachenko wants to stand but Vinyard is controlling his posture from full guard. #SUB2#
Vinyard is looking for a triangle but Gorbachenko pushes his legs off easily.
Gorbachenko wants to stand but Vinyard is controlling his posture from full guard. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SUB2#
Vinyard escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gorbachenko gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SU#
Gorbachenko stands up and waves to Vinyard to follow him.
Gorbachenko throws a sloppy body shot
and Vinyard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vinyard staying out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Vinyard misses the target. #CL#
Gorbachenko darts in and clinches Vinyard up against the cage.
Gorbachenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Vinyard controls his hands.
Gorbachenko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vinyard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vinyard has a couple of punches blocked by Gorbachenko.
A nice left hand lands by Vinyard.
Gorbachenko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vinyard digs a right hand underneath Gorbachenko's ribcage. Gorbachenko let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vinyard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vinyard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vinyard lands a nice shot to the body.
Vinyard misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Vinyard dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
A swing and a miss from Vinyard.
Gorbachenko takes a swing at Vinyard's ribcage but misses.
Gorbachenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vinyard throws a lazy right hand but Gorbachenko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gorbachenko scores with a jab to the head.
Vinyard throws a poor cross that misses
and Gorbachenko counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gorbachenko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vinyard counters with a straight right hand.
Vinyard swings widly with a right hand
enabling Gorbachenko to counter with a crisp jab.
Vinyard works over Gorbachenko's head and body with a nice combination.
Gorbachenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gorbachenko throws a body punch but Vinyard moves out of range.
Gorbachenko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gorbachenko looks to land a right hand but Vinyard moved out of range.
Gorbachenko moves out of range of the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gorbachenko. Vinyard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gorbachenko moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vinyard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Anatoly Gorbachenko is winning the standup battle so far.#T1#
Gorbachenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Vinyard circles away.
Gorbachenko tries to clinch there but Vinyard circles away.
Vinyard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko lands with a good body shot.
Gorbachenko connects with the punch.
Gorbachenko takes a swing at Vinyard's ribcage but misses.
Vinyard throws an overhand right that lands on Gorbachenko's shoulder, as Gorbachenko tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Gorbachenko was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Vinyard.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gorbachenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vinyard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Vinyard moves forwards but Gorbachenko connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vinyard is looking to clinch.
Gorbachenko misses with a hook
and Vinyard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vinyard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vinyard misses with a hook.#T2#
Gorbachenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Vinyard is just out of range.
Vinyard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gorbachenko.
Vinyard looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gorbachenko swings for the body but Vinyard moves out of range.
Gorbachenko is looking to wear down Vinyard with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vinyard lands a leg kick that knocks Gorbachenko off balance momentarily.
Gorbachenko misses with a lunging right hand
and Vinyard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vinyard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gorbachenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vinyard misses with a kick to the body
letting Gorbachenko counter with a right hand.
Gorbachenko is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gorbachenko looks to land a combination but Vinyard avoids it well.
Vinyard throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vinyard takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Vinyard looks to land a left hand but Gorbachenko moved out of range nicely.
Gorbachenko misses with a looping left.
Vinyard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko throws the left hand but Vinyard avoids the punch easily.
Vinyard misses with a leg kick
and Gorbachenko counters with a straight right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vinyard.
Anatoly Gorbachenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T3#
Vinyard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gorbachenko misses with a body shot
letting Vinyard counter with a right hand.
Vinyard misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Gorbachenko to counter with a crisp jab.
Gorbachenko misses with a body shot
and Vinyard counters with a low kick, right behind Gorbachenko 's knee.
Vinyard swings widly with a right hand
and Gorbachenko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vinyard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vinyard feints and then cracks Gorbachenko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gorbachenko down.
Gorbachenko misses with a lunging right hand
and Vinyard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gorbachenko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vinyard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gorbachenko is looking to clinch.
Vinyard throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gorbachenko connects with a right hand. Vinyard shakes it off.
Gorbachenko swings and misses with a shot to the body#KD2#
and Vinyard counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Gorbachenko! #ROC2#
Gorbachenko is rocked!#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#SUB2#
Vinyard seems to be looking for submissions.
Oh Gorbachenko is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!#SUB2#
Vinyard is working for a kimura but Gorbachenko is defending it quite comfortably.
Vinyard is thwarting Gorbachenko's attempts to control the position.#SUB2#
Vinyard is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
#SUB2#
Gorbachenko is defending against the submission attempts here by Vinyard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gorbachenko manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Vinyard sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gorbachenko keeping moving, preventing Vinyard from controlling successfully.
Vinyard passes Gorbachenko's right leg, so he's now in half guard. #SUB2#
Vinyard is looking for a kimura but Gorbachenko is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Vinyard to get the leverage. #SUB2#
Vinyard is working for a kimura but Gorbachenko is defending it quite comfortably.
Gorbachenko seems to have got his legs back now.
Gorbachenko trying to hold on to Vinyard's head to control him but Vinyard postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Derek Vinyard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gorbachenko lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Vinyard has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Vinyard and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gorbachenko misses with a hook to the body
and Vinyard counters with a straight right hand.
Gorbachenko throws a lazy right hand but Vinyard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gorbachenko slips a jab from Vinyard.
Gorbachenko takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vinyard needs to keep his hands up - Gorbachenko had a free shot at his head there.
Gorbachenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vinyard manages to avoid it.
Gorbachenko moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gorbachenko scores with a nice strike.
Gorbachenko is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Vinyard moves out of range of the strikes.
Vinyard staying out of range there.
Jab, jab by Gorbachenko - just one landing. #CL#
Gorbachenko has managed to clinch.
Derek Vinyard seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vinyard lands a shoulder strike.
Gorbachenko blocks an uppercut.
Vinyard scores with a hook to the body.
Gorbachenko blocks an uppercut.
#T1#
Vinyard lands an uppercut.
Gorbachenko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vinyard lands an uppercut.
Vinyard lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vinyard pushes Gorbachenko against the cage. Vinyard is working some dirty boxing. Vinyard pushes off with a quick right hook! Gorbachenko goes down! Gorbachenko tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Vinyard moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derek Vinyard!
A very excited looking Derek Vinyard made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
EMP Graves Vs Tama Ginty
Date: Jun 21, 2019 |
#R1#
Amodei with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Amodei lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vinyard's sensitive parts.
Amodei getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vinyard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vinyard takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Amodei on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vinyard. Vinyard obviously looking to wear him down.
Amodei ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vinyard lands a head kick. Amodei smiles back at him and beckons him forward. #CUT2#
It looks like Giuseppe Amodei has been cut.
Vinyard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Amodei.
Amodei connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Amodei.
Amodei lands with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vinyard throws a jab when Amodei was well out of range.
Amodei scores with a hook to the body. Vinyard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vinyard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T1##CL2#
Vinyard moves into the clinch successfully.
Amodei is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Vinyard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vinyard prevents a body shot from Amodei.
A short left from Amodei.
Vinyard has a couple of punches blocked by Amodei.
Vinyard misses with some punches.
Amodei blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Amodei scores with a nice hook to the head.
Amodei tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC#
Amodei breaks the clinch.
Vinyard misses with a straight right.
A clash of legs there as Amodei blocks the low kick.
Amodei cracks Vinyard with an open hand slap.
Derek Vinyard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vinyard throws a poor cross that misses
and Amodei makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Amodei shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vinyard pinned against the cage. Vinyard gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #T2#
Vinyard scores with a decent looking hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vinyard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Amodei sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Amodei throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Vinyard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Amodei.
Amodei lands a lovely overhand right.
Amodei motions for Vinyard to come forward. Amodei throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Amodei misses with a hook. Vinyard ducked under it nicely.
Amodei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vinyard manages to avoid it.
Vinyard looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vinyard.
#T3#
Amodei misses with a shot to the body
and Vinyard counters with a stiff right hand.
Vinyard throws a sloppy body shot
and Amodei counters with a nice leg kick.
Vinyard throws an overhand right that lands on Amodei's shoulder, as Amodei tries to avoid the shot.
Amodei keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Amodei. Vinyard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Amodei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vinyard on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Amodei stuns Vinyard with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Amodei lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vinyard's sensitive parts.
Vinyard throws a looping overhand right but Amodei ducks down to avoid it.
Amodei throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vinyard tries to work over Amodei's front leg with a kick but Amodei checks it.
Amodei misses with a takedown attempt - Vinyard sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Giuseppe Amodei. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T4##CL2#
Vinyard closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Amodei blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vinyard has a couple of punches blocked by Amodei.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vinyard throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Vinyard.
Amodei blocks a body shot from Vinyard.
Amodei swings wildly with an uppercut but Vinyard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vinyard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Amodei prevents a body shot from Vinyard. #BC#
Amodei escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vinyard looks to land a left hand but Amodei moved out of range nicely.
Amodei misses with a hook. Vinyard ducked under it nicely.
Amodei thows a leg kick but Vinyard checks it
and Amodei takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Giuseppe Amodei will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Giuseppe Amodei's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Vinyard throws a lazy right hand but Amodei sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Amodei finds it's way through Vinyard's defenses.
It looks like Amodei has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Giuseppe Amodei is winning the standup battle so far.
Amodei connects with a body shot.
A left lands for Vinyard.
Amodei connects with a right hand. Vinyard shakes it off.
Amodei throws a leg kick which misses Vinyard's front leg but catches the back leg as Vinyard tries to avoid it.
Vinyard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Amodei paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Amodei is looking to score with low kicks.
A decent looking cross lands there for Amodei.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinyard blocks a jab.
Despite the aggression on Vinyard's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Vinyard fails in his attempt to clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Amodei 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Amodei lands a nice looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Amodei sizes up Vinyard with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #T1#
Amodei throws a right and a left that Vinyard avoids nicely.
Amodei cracks Vinyard with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vinyard swings widly with a right hand
and Amodei counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Amodei slips under a jab from Vinyard.
Amodei throws a nice inside leg kick.
Amodei throws a head kick that Vinyard semi-blocks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Amodei.
Vinyard tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vinyard pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Amodei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vinyard takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Amodei, right into the meat.
#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Amodei looks to throw the jab but Vinyard is out of range.
Vinyard scores with a jab to the head.
Vinyard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Amodei.
Amodei misses with a straight right.
Amodei is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vinyard can do to turn this around?
Vinyard slips a straight right by Amodei.
Amodei on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vinyard. Vinyard obviously looking to wear him down.
Amodei throws a front kick aimed at Vinyard's knee but Vinyard avoids it well.
Amodei slips under a jab.
Amodei lands a leg kick that knocks Vinyard off balance momentarily.
Vinyard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Amodei manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vinyard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Amodei swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Amodei walks into a stiff left hand from Vinyard.
Amodei lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#T3##TD#
Vinyard tries to sprawl but Amodei drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Amodei is trying to control. Vinyard wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Amodei works his way into full mount!
Amodei fails to move to back control.
Vinyard tries to lock up and control but Amodei gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Amodei can't control as he wanted to and Vinyard manages to get the fight back to his half guard. #T4##SUB#
Amodei is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Amodei wants to take a breather but Vinyard is having none of it.
Amodei is just content to waste time from the top position. Vinyard takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Vinyard keeping moving, preventing Amodei from controlling successfully.
Vinyard is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Amodei wants to control from the top but Vinyard keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giuseppe Amodei dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Giuseppe Amodei's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Amodei throws a shot to the body.
Amodei misses with a body shot.
Vinyard takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A slow jab from Amodei misses its intended target.
Amodei slips under a jab from Vinyard.
Vinyard moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Vinyard throws a jab but it's blocked by Amodei.
Amodei ducks under a wild hook from Vinyard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amodei steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vinyard.
Amodei connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vinyard fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Amodei looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #T1#
Amodei lands the left hand.
Jab from Amodei.
Amodei works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Amodei throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vinyard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Amodei can pounce on him.
Vinyard blocks a jab.
Amodei throws a poor cross that misses
and Vinyard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vinyard's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A swing and a miss from Amodei.
Amodei throws a body punch but Vinyard moves out of range.
Amodei fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vinyard uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Amodei has time to react.
Vinyard lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Derek Vinyard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vinyard scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Amodei loads up on a big right hand but Vinyard slips the punch.#CL2#
Vinyard gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Amodei tries to stall but Vinyard uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vinyard misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vinyard.
Vinyard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vinyard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Amodei blocks an uppercut.
Vinyard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vinyard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vinyard misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Vinyard fails to land.
Vinyard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Amodei makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#T3#
Still in the clinch, Vinyard scores with a nice short uppercut.
Amodei lands a nice shot to the body.
Amodei blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Amodei blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vinyard.
A head punch on the inside from Vinyard fails to land.
Amodei controlling the action here for a moment.
Amodei slowing the pace effectively.
Amodei misses with a short punch on the inside.
Amodei lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vinyard backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Amodei.
Vinyard stops a takedown attempt from Amodei.
Amodei tries to break free but Vinyard pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Vinyard.
Vinyard is pressed up against the cage. Amodei has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Vinyard down to the mat. Vinyard avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. #T4#
A jab from Vinyard misses.
Vinyard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Amodei.
Vinyard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vinyard misses with a looping right.
Amodei throws a poor cross that misses
and Vinyard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Amodei.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Amodei slips under a jab.
Amodei lands a nice shot that snaps Vinyard's head back.
Vinyard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vinyard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Amodei counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Amodei throws a right hand that misses
and Vinyard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Amodei misses with a takedown attempt - Vinyard sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derek Vinyard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Amodei has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giuseppe Amodei!
A victorious Giuseppe Amodei 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:
Syn 631 Jones vs JYD II
Date: May 18, 2019 |
#R1#
Vinyard misses with a hook. Cruz ducked under it nicely.
Cruz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Vinyard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cruz manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Cruz misses.
Cruz throws a leg kick but Vinyard moved away.
Cruz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Vinyard counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Cruz moves out of range as Vinyard strikes.
Vinyard buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vinyard lands with a straight right. Cruz didn't see that one coming.
Some wild striking there from Vinyard.
Cruz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Vinyard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cruz.#CL#
Cruz closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz lands a hook that snaps the head of Vinyard backwards.
Cruz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T1#
Vinyard gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cruz.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dom Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vinyard is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Vinyard swings wildly with an uppercut but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cruz lands a body shot.
Cruz is trying to pull guard but Vinyard has him pressed against the cage.
Cruz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vinyard lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cruz or not.
A shot in the inside from Vinyard.
Cruz has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Vinyard after a bit of a struggle. #TD#
Cruz ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Cruz no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Vinyard tries to stand but Cruz is controlling from the bottom. #SUB#
Cruz working for a triangle but Vinyard defends it easily.
Cruz has a closed guard, preventing Vinyard from standing up. #T2#
Vinyard must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cruz wants to sweep here but Vinyard controlling him for the moment.
Vinyard told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.#SUB#
Cruz is looking for a triangle but Vinyard pushes his legs off easily.
Vinyard trying to stand up but can't free himself from Cruz's guard.#SUB#
Cruz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Vinyard doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Vinyard manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #T3##SUB#
Cruz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Vinyard gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SU2#
Vinyard gets to his feet - Cruz follows without any prompting.
Cruz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vinyard. Vinyard obviously looking to wear him down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cruz, right into the meat.
Cruz throws a nice looking combination but Vinyard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vinyard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cruz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cruz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Cruz misses the shot to the body.
Cruz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cruz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
#T4#
Cruz throws a combination that misses
and Vinyard counters with a straight right hand.
Vinyard throws a nice looking combination but Cruz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz takes one on the button.#ROC2#
Cruz is rocked!
Vinyard loads up on a big right hand but Cruz slips the punch.
Vinyard swats away the attempt to clinch by Cruz.
A jab from Vinyard misses. #TD#
Cruz shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Cruz was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Cruz tries to move to mount but Vinyard blocks the move with his legs.
Vinyard parries the strikes from Cruz easily there. Cruz is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Vinyard to escape.
Vinyard takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruz throws an elbow but Vinyard slips to the side and avoids it well.
Cruz scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Vinyard to see if he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Vinyard dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2##CL#
Cruz takes the fight into the clinch.
Cruz has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Vinyard after a bit of a struggle. #TD#
Cruz gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Vinyard trying to hold on to Cruz's head to control him but Cruz postures up.
Vinyard blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cruz.
Vinyard wants to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cruz lands a nice short elbow.
Cruz is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Vinyard wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz throws a strike but Vinyard avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Dom Cruz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cruz seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Vinyard seems keen to control Cruz's posture.#T1#
Cruz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vinyard looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Cruz scoring with some ground and pound.
Cruz stands and throws Vinyard's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Cruz lands some shots froms side control.
Cruz fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Vinyard is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Cruz is working Vinyard over with some ground and pound from side control.
Vinyard is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Cruz scoring with punches from side control. #SUB#
Cruz wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Vinyard, who protects the arm well. #T2#
Vinyard is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Cruz has just dragged him back down to the mat.#SUB#
Cruz wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Vinyard, who protects the arm well.
Cruz lands a few punches from side control.
Vinyard is trying to improve his position.
Cruz is putting a hurting on Vinyard here, landing some big shots from side control.
Cruz in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Vinyard is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Vinyard is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Vinyard tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cruz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #T3#
Cruz is working Vinyard over with some ground and pound from side control.
Cruz tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Vinyard taking a bit of punishment here - Cruz scoring with strikes.
Cruz throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Vinyard works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Vinyard is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vinyard blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cruz.
Vinyard wants to get back to his feet.
Vinyard gets full guard.
Cruz lands a couple of digs.
Vinyard lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB##T4#
Vinyard wants to get up but he can't break Cruz's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. #SUB#
Cruz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Vinyard defends well.
Vinyard tries to stand but Cruz is controlling from the bottom. #SUB#
Cruz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Vinyard gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Vinyard tries to stand but Cruz is controlling from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cruz looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Vinyard wants to stand but Cruz is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dom Cruz dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Cruz misses with a series of wild punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Vinyard misses the target.
Vinyard lands an overhand right.
Cruz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cruz lands a glancing blow to the side of Vinyard's head.
Cruz slips a jab from Vinyard.
Vinyard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cruz.
Vinyard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dom Cruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cruz lands a glancing blow to the side of Vinyard's head.
Vinyard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz moves away from the strike by Vinyard.
Vinyard looks to land a right hand but Cruz moved out of range.
Cruz lands a nice shot that snaps Vinyard's head back.
A big right from Vinyard misses. #TD#
Cruz throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Vinyard tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Cruz is in Vinyard's guard.#T1#
Vinyard pulls Cruz in to control the position.
Vinyard wants to sweep here but Cruz controlling him for the moment.
Vinyard keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
Vinyard is adopting a defensive guard.
Cruz scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cruz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cruz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cruz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vinyard utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cruz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Vinyard's head.
Cruz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vinyard controlling Cruz's posture. #T2#
Cruz throwing strikes but missing.
Vinyard avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cruz throws a big right hand that misses.
Vinyard is trying to keep Cruz in close.
Vinyard pulls Cruz in to control the position.
Cruz looking to pass the guard.
Cruz throwing strikes but missing.
Vinyard pulls Cruz in close to prevent any damage.
Vinyard looking to control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.#T3#
Cruz distracts Vinyard with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cruz with a nice head shot there.#ES2#
Vinyard uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Cruz throws a low kick but Vinyard moves out of range easily.
Cruz lands the left hand.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vinyard as he avoids it easily.
Vinyard is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cruz with a body shot.#TD#
Cruz manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Vinyard on his heels. He'll look to pass Vinyard's guard now, I'm sure.
Vinyard managing to control the position.
Vinyard is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Vinyard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T4#
Cruz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cruz 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.
Vinyard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cruz.
Vinyard utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vinyard controlling Cruz's posture.
Vinyard is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vinyard might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Cruz haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Cruz wants to control from the top but Vinyard keeps moving.
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!
Vinyard has momentary wrist control but Cruz slips an elbow through the middle.
Cruz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vinyard avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dom Cruz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cruz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dom Cruz!
Dom Cruz managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, CAGED CROW Clothings 50$, into his post fight interview.
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Event:
Syn 626 Wearmouth vs Diggs II
Date: Apr 07, 2019 |
#R1#
Vinyard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but San Pedro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
San Pedro appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
San Pedro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vinyard.
San Pedro was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
San Pedro blocks a jab.
Vinyard has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by San Pedro.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vinyard. San Pedro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vinyard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vinyard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from San Pedro.
Vinyard scores with a sloppy right hand. San Pedro should have avoided that one.
Vinyard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Vinyard takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
San Pedro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
San Pedro slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vinyard thuds his right hand into San Pedro's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
San Pedro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A good leg kick by Vinyard.
Vinyard swings for the body but San Pedro moves out of range.
San Pedro scores with a body shot.
#T1#
San Pedro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vinyard manages to avoid it.
Vinyard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by San Pedro.
San Pedro feints and then cracks Vinyard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vinyard down.
San Pedro walks into a left hand.
San Pedro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vinyard manages to avoid it.
Vinyard looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vinyard throws a lazy right hand but San Pedro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
San Pedro jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
San Pedro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vinyard.
San Pedro moves out of range of the leg kick from Vinyard.
San Pedro throws a nice inside leg kick.
San Pedro is looking to wear down Vinyard with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Vinyard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
San Pedro looks to land a left hand but Vinyard moved out of range nicely.
Vinyard throws a low kick but it's checked well by San Pedro.
Vinyard bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
San Pedro blocks a head kick by Vinyard.
#CL#
San Pedro takes the fight into the clinch.
Vinyard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T2#
San Pedro throws a head punch that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vinyard misses with a punch on the inside.
San Pedro misses with some punches.
Vinyard misses with a punch on the inside.
San Pedro pushes Vinyard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Vinyard fails to land.
Vinyard swings wildly with an uppercut but San Pedro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vinyard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with San Pedro's elbow.
Vinyard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
San Pedro blocking some punches.
San Pedro stalling in the clinch but Vinyard improves position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vinyard.
San Pedro prevents a body shot from Vinyard.
San Pedro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
San Pedro struggles to land a body shot inside as Vinyard controls his hands.
Vinyard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from San Pedro - that landed with a thud.
Vinyard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with San Pedro's elbow. #BC#
San Pedro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
San Pedro lands a nice looking kick to the body. Vinyard takes a step back to recover. #T3#
San Pedro misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vinyard throws the left hand but San Pedro avoids the punch easily.
Vinyard throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling San Pedro to counter with a crisp jab.
Vinyard throws a leg kick
and San Pedro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
San Pedro swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Vinyard takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vinyard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from San Pedro.
Vinyard moves out of range as San Pedro strikes.
Vinyard tries a quick counter leg kick but San Pedro is wise to it.
San Pedro changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vinyard scores with the left hand. San Pedro knows he should have avoided that one.
Vinyard wants to clinch up but San Pedro keeps it at a distance.
Vinyard throws out a loose jab but San Pedro uses good head movement to avoid it.
San Pedro chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vinyard cracks the inside of San Pedro's front leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
San Pedro misses with a hook. Vinyard ducked under it nicely.
Vinyard jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
#T4#
Vinyard throws the left hand but San Pedro avoids the punch easily.
San Pedro lands with a cross.
Vinyard on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
An inside leg kick from Vinyard misses.
San Pedro lands a nice hook to Vinyard's body. Vinyard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vinyard tries to close the distance and clinch up but San Pedro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
San Pedro lands a jab to Vinyard's midsection.
Vinyard wants to clinch up but San Pedro keeps it at a distance.
San Pedro just misses with a punch to the body.
Vinyard misses with a low kick.
Nice body kick from San Pedro.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vinyard misses with the combination.
San Pedro thinks about countering with a body kick.
Vinyard has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
San Pedro cracks Vinyard with a good jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esteban San Pedro dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Vinyard misses with an uppercut.
San Pedro is looking for a counter combo.
Vinyard throws a body shot but no joy.
San Pedro missing with a left hand there. Vinyard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vinyard throws a leg kick
and San Pedro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
San Pedro lands a nice looking body kick.#CL2#
Vinyard closes the distance and pushes San Pedro back into the cage.
San Pedro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vinyard throws a head punch that misses.
San Pedro has a couple of punches blocked by Vinyard.
Vinyard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from San Pedro fails to land.
San Pedro misses with the head strike.
San Pedro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from San Pedro.
San Pedro misses with a hook from the clinch.
San Pedro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
San Pedro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vinyard backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vinyard has a couple of punches blocked by San Pedro.
San Pedro lands with a left to the head. #BC#
San Pedro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T1#
Vinyard takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
San Pedro stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Vinyard tests San Pedro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
San Pedro scores with a leg kick.
San Pedro scores with a kick to the midsection.
Vinyard moves out of range as San Pedro throws a body kick.
San Pedro throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
San Pedro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Vinyard misses its intended target.
Vinyard stalks San Pedro and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into San Pedro's face. San Pedro staggers backwards, shaken.
San Pedro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vinyard can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
San Pedro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vinyard's sensitive parts.
San Pedro fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vinyard has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vinyard has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from San Pedro.
A big left from Vinyard misses.
Vinyard scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Vinyard's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.#T2#
Vinyard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling San Pedro to counter with a crisp jab.
Vinyard misses with an uppercut
and San Pedro counters with a straight right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for San Pedro.
Vinyard blocks the body kick.
Vinyard throws a shot from downtown. San Pedro moves away and avoids it.
San Pedro swings for the body but Vinyard moves out of range.
Vinyard throws a low kick, looking for San Pedro's leg but San Pedro calmly moves out of range.
San Pedro lands a slapping body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
San Pedro lands a head shot.
Vinyard scores with a three punch combo!
Vinyard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from San Pedro.
Vinyard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vinyard throws a solid leg kick but San Pedro takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Vinyard.
Vinyard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vinyard misses with a straight right.
San Pedro scores with a nice head shot.#T3#
San Pedro throws out a powerful jab.
Vinyard walks forward, straight into a front kick from San Pedro.
San Pedro stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.#ROC#
Vinyard is rocked!
Good standup being displayed there by San Pedro as he connects with a hook.
Vinyard is still on wobbly legs! Can San Pedro finish him?
Vinyard throws a body punch but San Pedro moves out of range.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by San Pedro! Vinyard is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Esteban San Pedro!
After winning the bout, Esteban San Pedro thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
Syn 623 Correira vs Tsoko
Date: Mar 16, 2019 |
#R1#
Bishop takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Vinyard looks to land a right hand but Bishop moved out of range.
Bishop attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vinyard steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bishop.
A big right from Bishop misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bishop.
Vinyard misses with an uppercut.
Vinyard tries to clinch there but Bishop circles away.
Bishop uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Vinyard has time to react.
Bishop misses with a shot to the body
and Vinyard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vinyard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bishop keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#CL2#
Vinyard moves into range and clinches up with Bishop.
Bishop scores with a shot to the side of Vinyard's head.
Vinyard blocking some punches.
Bishop misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bishop misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Vinyard fails to land.
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!
Vinyard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bishop lands with a short shot to the head. #TD#
Vinyard is fighting off a takedown attempt but Bishop is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Vinyard to the mat. Vinyard regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.#ES2#
Vinyard uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Jackson Bishop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Bishop moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bishop closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vinyard circles away.
Vinyard looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vinyard looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bishop shoots in and drives through. Vinyard sprawls well.
Vinyard was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bishop jabs Vinyard right on the nose. Vinyard blinks but takes it well.
Vinyard feints a jab promting Bishop to slip. Vinyard then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bishop slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Some bone on bone action there as Vinyard checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bishop misses with a body shot.
Bishop pushes Vinyard away with a front kick.
Bishop misses with a low kick.
Vinyard checks a low kick from Bishop.
Vinyard turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vinyard swings for the body but Bishop moves out of range.
Bishop uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vinyard.
Vinyard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bishop throws out the jab.
Vinyard gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bishop.
Vinyard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bishop manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vinyard takes one to the side of the head.
#T2#
Bishop lands with a right hand.
Vinyard lands a slapping body shot.
Bishop is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Vinyard missing with a left hand there. Bishop was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bishop misses with an uppercut.
Vinyard appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bishop turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice cross by Bishop.
Bishop moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bishop throws a good cross that connects.
A big right from Bishop misses.
Vinyard was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Vinyard moves out of range of the leg kick from Bishop.
Bishop misses with an uppercut.
Bishop throws an off balance right hand
and Vinyard counters with a right hand to the body.
Vinyard lands a jab to the nose.
Bishop throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vinyard counters with a nice uppercut.
Derek Vinyard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bishop goes for a double leg but Vinyard avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Vinyard continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Bishop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A left lands for Vinyard.
Bishop connects with an inside leg kick.
Vinyard throws a big shot that misses.#T3#
Vinyard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bishop paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bishop works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bishop misses with a left hand #CL2#
and Vinyard counters by moving into the clinch.
Vinyard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vinyard working aggressively here.
Bishop lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vinyard misses with the head strike.
Vinyard misses with some punches.
Vinyard blocking some punches.
Bishop throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vinyards head.
A right hand to the body from Vinyard.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bishop.
Bishop presses Vinyard against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vinyard lands a left hand.
Vinyard misses with the head strike.
Vinyard pushes Bishop back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
I was talking to Bishop's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bishop.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bishop.
Bishop working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good body shot from Vinyard.
Bishop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T4#
A right hook to the body lands for Vinyard.
Bishop misses with the head strike.
Vinyard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vinyard misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vinyard.
Vinyard gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bishop.
Vinyard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bishop throws a head punch that misses.
Vinyard lands with a short shot to the head.
Bishop lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bishop.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bishop.
Vinyard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bishop throws a head punch that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vinyard.
Bishop lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bishop softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bishop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vinyard misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jackson Bishop will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Bishop throws a sloppy body shot
and Vinyard makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bishop looks to land a right hand but Vinyard moved out of range.
Vinyard lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Vinyard misses with a body shot.
Vinyard takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bishop is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bishop takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Vinyard swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bishop.
Vinyard ducks under a wild hook from Bishop.
Bishop wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vinyard misses with a straight left.
Bishop has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vinyard finds it's way round the side to connect with Bishop's head.
Vinyard wants to land a leg kick but Bishop is out of range.
Vinyard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vinyard tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vinyard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bishop with a nice cross.
Bishop lands a nice looking body shot.
Bishop fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vinyard checks it well. #T1#
Bishop keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bishop with a hook.
Vinyard throws a hook but Bishop blocks it.
Bishop moves out of range of the body kick.
Bishop's corner calls for a 1-2. Bishop obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bishop misses with a looping right.
Bishop shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vinyard as he avoids it easily.
Bishop throws a leg kick
and Vinyard makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vinyard takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vinyard ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vinyard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bishop lands with a right hand. #CL#
Bishop gets a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bishop misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vinyard.
Vinyard misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hand to the body from Vinyard.
A nice left hand lands by Bishop.
#T2#
Bishop lands a nice uppercut.
Bishop working aggressively here.
Bishop lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Vinyard fails to land.
Jackson Bishop has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vinyard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vinyard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#TD#
Bishop has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Vinyard uses from the top position.
Vinyard wants to get up but he can't break Bishop's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bishop will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Vinyard wants to stand and escape but instead Bishop has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVR#
Vinyard is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Vinyard keeping full guard, as Bishop tries to pass. #T3#
Bishop prevents Vinyard from getting back to his feet.
Bishop is looking to pass into half guard but Vinyard pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Vinyard is in guard.#REVB##SU2#
Vinyard stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Vinyard punishes Bishop's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice shot by Vinyard.
Bishop slips a jab from Vinyard.
Derek Vinyard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vinyard tries to clinch but Bishop is having none of it.
Vinyard scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bishop getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bishop throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vinyard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bishop sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vinyard throws a looping overhand right but Bishop ducks down to avoid it.
Bishop feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vinyards jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#T4#
Vinyard moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bishop throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Vinyard.
Vinyard throws a body shot but no joy.
Bishop throws a quick counter kick to the body but Vinyard avoids it.
Bishop throws a head kick that misses.
Vinyard throws a shot to the body.
#CL2#
Vinyard rushes Bishop and presses him up against the cage.
Bishop's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bishop misses with a body punch.
Vinyard lands a right hand.
Vinyard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vinyard blocks an uppercut.
Vinyard scores with a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Vinyard as the two fighters clinch.
Vinyard tries to work over Bishop's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vinyard.
Vinyard misses with the head strike.
Vinyard works on Bishop's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vinyard.
Vinyard misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Derek Vinyard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Vinyard scores with a decent looking hook.
Vinyard jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bishop throws a big shot that misses.
It seemed like Vinyard was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bishop cracks Vinyard with an open hand slap.
Bishop goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vinyard takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vinyard throws a leg kick which misses Bishop's front leg but catches the back leg as Bishop tries to avoid it.
Bishop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#CL2#
Vinyard clinches up against the cage.
Vinyard misses with a punch to the body.
Vinyard working aggressively here.
Bishop blocks an uppercut.
Bishop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vinyard's elbow.
Bishop has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Vinyard after a bit of a struggle.
Bishop tries to work over Vinyard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bishop lands a right hand.
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!
Vinyard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vinyard blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bishop. #T1#
Vinyard swings wildly with an uppercut but Bishop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vinyard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bishop lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vinyard lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bishop. #TD#
Bishop drags the fight down to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vinyard is looking to stand up but Bishop won't let him.
Bishop looking for a sweep. Not yet Bishop, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bishop wants to hit a switch here but Vinyard passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Bishop there! #SU2#
Vinyard is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Bishop pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T2#
Bishop steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vinyard.
Bishop throws out a leg kick but Vinyard moves out of range and Bishop only half commits.
Vinyard throws a wild body kick that Bishop sees coming a mile off.
Vinyard loads up on a big right hand but Bishop slips the punch.
Bishop feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vinyards jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Vinyard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bishop.
Vinyard lands with a straight right. Bishop didn't see that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bishop misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Vinyard counters with a nice uppercut.
Vinyard throws a jab but it's blocked by Bishop.
Vinyard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bishop.
Vinyard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bishop swats away the attempt to clinch by Vinyard.
Vinyard throws out a powerful jab.
Bishop connects with a single shot there.#T3#
Bishop smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Vinyard misses with a series of wild punches.
Vinyard scores with a nice head shot.
A clash of legs there as Vinyard blocks the low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vinyard! But no joy.
Vinyard blocks a low kick nicely.
Vinyard moves away from the strike by Bishop.
Vinyard drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Vinyard avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Vinyard gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bishop scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vinyard throws a body punch but Bishop moves out of range.
Vinyard looks to land a combination but Bishop avoids it well.
Bishop misses with a left hand #CL2#
and Vinyard counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Vinyard.
Vinyard lands a hook that snaps the head of Bishop backwards. #T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vinyard misses with a punch on the inside.
Bishop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vinyard blocking some punches.
Vinyard gets through Bishop's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bishop lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bishop misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bishop misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bishop throws a punch but it's blocked by Vinyard.
Vinyard has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bishop swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bishop digs a right hand into Vinyard's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vinyard's gas tank.
Bishop lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bishop working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bishop has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Vinyard after a bit of a struggle.
Bishop lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vinyard backwards.
Bishop working aggressively here.
Bishop blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vinyard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vinyard throws a punch but it's blocked by Bishop.
Vinyard lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bishop backwards.
Vinyard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Derek Vinyard.
I think Vinyard has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derek Vinyard!
An out of breath Derek Vinyard 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:
Syn 618 Slice vs Correira
Date: Feb 16, 2019 |
#R1#
Vinyard moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kavanagh misses with a kick to the body
and Vinyard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vinyard misses with a straight right.
Kavanagh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kavanagh feints and then cracks Vinyard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vinyard down.
Vinyard looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kavanagh lands a really nice looking cross but Vinyard seems unphased.
Vinyard lands a nice shot to the body.
Kavanagh has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Convicted Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Kavanagh clobbers Vinyard with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vinyard misses with a hook.
Vinyard wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kavanagh with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vinyard to score with a decent uppercut.
A big left from Kavanagh misses. #CL2#
Vinyard moves into the clinch.
Kavanagh looking to slow down the pace here.
Vinyard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vinyard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T1#
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kavanagh.
Vinyard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vinyard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kavanagh backwards.
Kavanagh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kavanagh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vinyard.
Kavanagh has a couple of punches blocked by Vinyard.
Vinyard misses with a punch to the body.
Vinyard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kavanagh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A body shot lands from Vinyard.
#BC#
Kavanagh manages to break the clinch.
Kavanagh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kavanagh scores with a nice right hand.
Kavanagh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vinyard throws out the jab.
Good leg kick by Kavanagh there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A shot to the liver by Vinyard. Beautiful body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vinyard clobbers Kavanagh with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kavanagh throws a front kick aimed at Vinyard's knee but Vinyard avoids it well.
Kavanagh will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
#T2#
Good work by Vinyard as he checks the leg kick.
Vinyard looks to land a left hand but Kavanagh moved out of range nicely.
Vinyard checks a leg kick nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vinyard! But no joy.
Kavanagh moves away from the strike by Vinyard.
Vinyard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kavanagh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vinyard takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vinyard wants to counter with a clinch but Kavanagh pushes him away.
Kavanagh looks to land a left hand but Vinyard moved out of range nicely.
Vinyard looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kavanagh throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kavanagh cracks Vinyard with a good jab.
Vinyard looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #ROC#
Vinyard is rocked!
Kavanagh drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Vinyard right on the button. Vinyard goes down! Kavanagh follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Kavanagh gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brody Kavanagh!
Brody Kavanagh thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
Syn 613 Jones vs Mahmoud II
Date: Jan 12, 2019 |
#R1#
Griffiths connects with a body shot.
Griffiths fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Griffiths lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Griffiths bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vinyard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vinyard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Griffiths.
Vinyard throws a right hand that Griffiths ducks under and follows up with a left that Griffiths also avoids with ease.
Griffiths takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Archie Griffiths seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vinyard on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vinyard avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Griffiths throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vinyard stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vinyard throws a right and a left that Griffiths avoids nicely.
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!
Griffiths ducks under a wild hook from Vinyard.
Griffiths moves out of range of the strikes.
Vinyard scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Griffiths swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Vinyard.
An inside leg kick from Griffiths misses.
Griffiths connects with a high kick.
Vinyard throws a nice outside leg kick. #T1#
A telegraphed right hand from Griffiths misses the target.
Vinyard moves out of range of the strikes.
Vinyard misses with a leg kick
letting Griffiths counter with a right hand.
Griffiths fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vinyard manages to avoid it.#CL#
Vinyard clinches with his opponent.
Vinyard misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC2#
Griffiths's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vinyard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Griffiths. Griffiths obviously looking to wear him down.
Vinyard on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Griffiths scores with a jab. Vinyard acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Vinyard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vinyard misses with a hook.
Griffiths throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Griffiths throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Griffiths wants to slow Vinyard down by chopping away at his legs.
Vinyard looks to land a right hand but Griffiths moved out of range.
Griffiths fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vinyard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vinyard misses with a shot to the body
and Griffiths counters with a three punch combo that has Vinyard backing up. Vinyard nods at Griffiths to acknowledge the strikes.#T2#
Griffiths throws a jab when Vinyard was well out of range.
Griffiths tests Vinyard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vinyard turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Griffiths jabs at Vinyard's body.
A left lands for Griffiths.
Vinyard just misses with a punch to the body.
Griffiths ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vinyard lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Vinyard swings widly with a right hand
and Griffiths counters with a series of strikes. Vinyard will be more careful next time no doubt.
Vinyard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Griffiths throws a wild body kick that Vinyard sees coming a mile off.
Griffiths lands a head shot.
Vinyard throws a right and a left that Griffiths avoids nicely.
Vinyard is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Griffiths's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Vinyard avoids a kick to the body.
Griffiths with a hook.
Griffiths has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.#T3#
Vinyard walks forward, straight into a front kick from Griffiths.
Griffiths thumps Vinyard with a low kick.
Vinyard moves out of range of the strikes.
Crunch! Griffiths slams his shin into Vinyard's torso.
Griffiths slips a jab from Vinyard.
Vinyard blocks a head kick by Griffiths.
Vinyard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Griffiths.
Vinyard throws a right hand that misses
and Griffiths counters with a slapping leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Vinyard checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Griffiths takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Good exchange - Vinyard coming out on top.
Vinyard's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Griffiths connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vinyard scrambles back to his feet.
Vinyard looks to land a combination. Griffiths sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vinyard throws a big shot that misses.
Griffiths feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vinyard's calf.
Griffiths misses with a hook. Vinyard ducked under it nicely. #T4#
Griffiths throws a head kick that half lands.
Griffiths throws out a leg kick but Vinyard moves out of range and Griffiths only half commits.
Vinyard throws a low kick but it's checked well by Griffiths.
Griffiths scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vinyard in his tracks.
Griffiths is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Vinyard had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Griffiths looks for the body kick but Vinyard saw that one coming.
Vinyard avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Vinyard misses with a wild body shot.
Vinyard thows a leg kick but Griffiths checks it
and Griffiths counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Griffiths throws a low kick, looking for Vinyard's leg but Vinyard calmly moves out of range.
Vinyard tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A left lands for Vinyard.
A chopping leg kick lands by Griffiths.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Griffiths connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice uppercut there from Griffiths.
Griffiths just misses with a punch to the body.
Griffiths has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Vinyard throws a hook but Griffiths avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Archie Griffiths dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Griffiths scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vinyard throws a right and a left that Griffiths avoids nicely.
Griffiths throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vinyard misses with a combination
and Griffiths counters with an outside leg kick.
Griffiths is looking to slow Vinyard down with leg kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Griffiths.
Vinyard drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Crunch! Griffiths slams his shin into Vinyard's torso.
Griffiths has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Griffiths cracks the inside of Vinyard's front leg.
Griffiths slips under a jab.
Griffiths takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Griffiths throws a leg kick that misses.
Griffiths ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
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!
Griffiths blocks a jab.
Vinyard sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Griffiths tries a head kick but it misses.
#T1#
A lazy left from Griffiths finds it's target.
Griffiths throws a head kick that Vinyard semi-blocks.
Griffiths misses with a hook. Vinyard ducked under it nicely.
Griffiths misses with a straight right.
Both fighters circling a little - Griffiths finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nice cross by Vinyard.
A slow jab from Vinyard misses its intended target.
Vinyard misses with a hook. Griffiths ducked under it nicely.
Griffiths steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Griffiths keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Vinyard throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Griffiths counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vinyard misses with a straight right.
Griffiths throws out a counter right but Vinyard avoids it with no problem.
Vinyard misses with a straight right.
A jab from Griffiths does it's job there.
Griffiths connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Griffiths staying out of range there.
Vinyard misses with a straight right. #T2#
A nice inside leg kick there by Griffiths. That's going to slow Vinyard down.
Vinyard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab lands there for Griffiths.
Vinyard blocks a leg kick.
Vinyard swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vinyard misses with a low kick.
Griffiths digs a good hook to Vinyard's body.
Griffiths delivers a nice body kick.
Griffiths ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Griffiths tests Vinyard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Griffiths pushes Vinyard away with a front kick.
Vinyard misses with a looping left.
Griffiths throws a low kick but Vinyard avoids it.
Vinyard takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Griffiths with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vinyard feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Griffithss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#T3#
Vinyard throws a leg kick but Griffiths sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Vinyard throws a leg kick but Griffiths sees it coming and moves out of range.
Griffiths scores with a jab to the head.
Vinyard blocks a head kick by Griffiths.
Griffiths tries a low kick but Vinyard avoids it.
Vinyard was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A big right from Vinyard misses.
Griffiths checks the leg kick nicely there.
Griffiths lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Vinyard lands a jab.
Vinyard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Griffiths misses the jab.
Archie Griffiths seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A shot to the liver by Griffiths. Beautiful body shot.
Griffiths swings for the body but Vinyard moves out of range.
Griffiths throws a body punch but Vinyard moves out of range.
Vinyard takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Vinyard lands a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vinyard walks forward, straight into a front kick from Griffiths.#T4#
Griffiths takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Griffiths misses with a low kick.
Griffiths throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Griffiths staying out of range there.
Griffiths scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Vinyard misses with a looping right.
Vinyard takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Griffiths thumps Vinyard with a low kick.
Griffiths with a nice cross.
Griffiths keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vinyard.
Griffiths throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Vinyard misses with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vinyard.
A big left from Vinyard misses.
Griffiths looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vinyard slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vinyard attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Archie Griffiths showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Vinyard lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Vinyard throws a hook but Griffiths avoids it easily.
Vinyard checks a low kick from Griffiths.
Vinyard misses with a body shot.
Griffiths misses with a straight left.
Griffiths misses with a right hand
and Vinyard counters with a three punch combo that has Griffiths backing up. Griffiths nods at Vinyard to acknowledge the strikes.
A head kick misses from Griffiths.
Nice body kick from Griffiths.
Vinyard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vinyard throws out a loose jab but Griffiths uses good head movement to avoid it.
Griffiths lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Vinyard throws a right hand that Griffiths ducks under and follows up with a left that Griffiths also avoids with ease.
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!
Griffiths lands a nice shot that snaps Vinyard's head back.
A nice inside leg kick there by Griffiths. That's going to slow Vinyard down.
Griffiths lands with a kick to the temple. Vinyard shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Vinyard will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Griffiths feints and then cracks Vinyard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vinyard down. #T1#
Griffiths throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vinyard stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Griffiths scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Griffiths, right into the meat.
A swing and a miss from Griffiths.
Griffiths lands a leg kick that knocks Vinyard off balance momentarily.
Griffiths takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Griffiths throws a leg kick but Vinyard sees it coming and moves out of range.
Griffiths throws a wild body kick that Vinyard sees coming a mile off.
Griffiths fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vinyard.
A shot to the liver by Griffiths. Beautiful body shot.
Nice defenses there by Vinyard.
Vinyard throwing a counter right hand but Griffiths manages to avoid it.
Griffiths blocks a jab.
Griffiths flicks out a counter leg kick but Vinyard steps away.
Vinyard missing with a left hand there. Griffiths was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vinyard connects with a right hand. Griffiths shakes it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vinyard throws the left hand but Griffiths avoids the punch easily.
Griffiths steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vinyard.
Derek Vinyard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Vinyard pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Griffiths fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vinyard has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vinyard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fighters circling - Vinyard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vinyard connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Griffiths momentarily.
Vinyard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Griffiths lands a leg kick that knocks Vinyard off balance momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Vinyard.
Vinyard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Griffiths throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Griffiths throws a sloppy head kick and Vinyard moves out of range easily.
Griffiths tries to score with a low kick but Vinyard moves his leg out of the way.
Vinyard looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Vinyard missing with a left hand there. Griffiths was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Griffiths lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Archie Griffiths is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T3#
Vinyard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Griffiths.
Vinyard misses with an uppercut
and Griffiths cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vinyard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Griffiths.
Griffiths dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vinyard. That did some damage!
Griffiths tries a head kick but it misses.
Vinyard has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vinyard there as he acknowledges the shot.
Griffiths connects with a high kick.
Vinyard throws the left hand but Griffiths avoids the punch easily.
Griffiths throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Griffiths scores with a leg kick.
Griffiths tries a head kick but it misses.
Vinyard throws a hook to the side of Griffiths's head but Griffiths sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#CL#
Vinyard clinches with his opponent.
Vinyard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vinyard misses with some punches.
#T4#
A head punch on the inside from Vinyard fails to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vinyard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vinyard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Griffiths.
I was talking to Vinyard's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vinyard.
Griffiths lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vinyard backwards.
Griffiths blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Griffiths.
Vinyard working aggressively here.
Vinyard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vinyard has a couple of punches blocked by Griffiths.
#BC2#
Griffiths breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griffiths staying out of range there.
Griffiths uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vinyard.
Griffiths misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Archie Griffiths comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Griffiths winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Archie Griffiths!
An out of breath Archie Griffiths 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:
IFCXS2: Vinyard v Lomachenko
Date: Dec 08, 2018 |
#R1#
Vinyard connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lomachenko darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lomachenko scores with a nice strike.
Vinyard has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Lomachenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vinyard throws out the jab.
Vinyard looks to land a right hand but Lomachenko moved out of range.
Vinyard ducks right into an uppercut from Lomachenko.
Lomachenko feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vinyards jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A big left from Vinyard misses.
Lomachenko shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vinyard misses with a wild body shot.
Lomachenko has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Lomachenko moves out of range of the body kick from Vinyard.
Lomachenko throws a body shot but no joy.
Lomachenko scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lomachenko is defended easily by Vinyard.
A lazy left from Vinyard finds it's target.#T1#
Vinyard connects with a crisp jab.
Evgeni Lomachenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vinyard lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lomachenko backs up against the cage.
Vinyard works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#ROC#
Lomachenko is rocked!
Vinyard doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lomachenko is still on wobbly legs! Can Vinyard finish him?
Lomachenko moves out of range of the strikes.
Lomachenko seems to have recovered his senses.
Vinyard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
#TD2#
and Lomachenko counters with a nice double leg into half guard. #ES#
Vinyard has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Lomachenko is on him like a limpet, forcing Vinyard back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vinyard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vinyard misses with the head strike.
#BC#
Vinyard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lomachenko blocks a jab.
Vinyard moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lomachenko is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lomachenko digs a good body shot into Vinyard's ribs.
Lomachenko takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vinyard is looking to slow Lomachenko down with leg kicks.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vinyard, as that shot connected.
#T2#
Lomachenko tests Vinyard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lomachenko shoots in looking for a takedown but Vinyard manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lomachenko's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Derek Vinyard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evgeni Lomachenko.
Vinyard dips to his left and cracks Lomachenko with an uppercut!
Vinyard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lomachenko.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vinyard.
Vinyard avoids the body shot from Lomachenko.
Lomachenko shoots in for a takedown but Vinyard shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lomachenko fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lomachenko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vinyard.
Lomachenko shoots in for a takedown but Vinyard shows good takedown defense.
Lomachenko connects with a jab.#TD2#
Lomachenko looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Vinyard!
Vinyard is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Lomachenko asserts his dominance and retains side control.#SUB2#
Lomachenko tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lomachenko has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #T3#
Vinyard pushes Lomachenko away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Lomachenko gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Lomachenko postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Vinyard is trying to escape and get back to his feet.#SUB2#
Lomachenko goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Vinyard has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Lomachenko but great work by Vinyard.
Lomachenko is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Vinyard's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.#SUB2#
Lomachenko looking for submissions off his back.
Lomachenko is looking to improve his position.
#T4#
Vinyard tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Lomachenko. #SUB2#
Lomachenko looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lomachenko moves into full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#SUB2#
Lomachenko working for a triangle but Vinyard defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Vinyard dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Lomachenko slips a jab from Vinyard.
Vinyard works the jab nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lomachenko is defended easily by Vinyard.
Lomachenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lomachenko slips a jab and a cross from Vinyard.
Vinyard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lomachenko.
Lomachenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lomachenko moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lomachenko fails with the takedown
and Vinyard counters with a nice uppercut.
Vinyard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lomachenko.
Lomachenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lomachenko shoots for a double leg takedown but Vinyard sprawls well. He's pushed Lomachenko's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Derek Vinyard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evgeni Lomachenko.#T1#
Lomachenko throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vinyard's waist but Vinyard gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lomachenko off to one side.
Lomachenko looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lomachenko misses with a right hand #CL#
and Vinyard holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Vinyard lands a left hand.
Vinyard pushes Lomachenko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lomachenko jumps guard but Vinyard stands there with Lomachenko around his waist. Lomachenko gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Vinyard lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vinyard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vinyard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Vinyard.
Vinyard lands with a short shot to the head.
Vinyard lands a shot to the body.
Lomachenko tries for a takedown. No joy.
Vinyard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vinyard pushes Lomachenko back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Vinyard lands a hook that snaps the head of Lomachenko backwards. #T2#
Lomachenko jumps guard but Vinyard stands there with Lomachenko around his waist. Lomachenko gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Vinyard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vinyard lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lomachenko backwards.
Vinyard pushes Lomachenko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vinyard lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lomachenko backwards.
Vinyard lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lomachenko tries for a takedown. No joy.
Vinyard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lomachenko has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Vinyard after a bit of a struggle. #BC#
Vinyard breaks the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vinyard.
Lomachenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vinyard throws out the jab.
Lomachenko scores with a jab to the body.
Vinyard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lomachenko.
Lomachenko ducks under a wild hook from Vinyard.
Vinyard throws a jab when Lomachenko was well out of range.#T3#
Lomachenko keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Vinyard throws a jab but it's blocked by Lomachenko.
Vinyard slips under a jab from Lomachenko.
Vinyard connects with a leg kick. Lomachenko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A solid body kick from Vinyard.
Vinyard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vinyard.
Vinyard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lomachenko can do to turn this around?
Vinyard cracks Lomachenko with a right hand to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Vinyard misses its intended target.
Lomachenko misses the shot to the body.
Lomachenko blocks the body kick.
Vinyard connects with the punch.
Lomachenko shoots in but Vinyard avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lomachenko loads up on a big right hand but Vinyard slips the punch.
Vinyard throwing a counter right hand but Lomachenko manages to avoid it.
Vinyard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T4#
Lomachenko throws a body shot but no joy.
Derek Vinyard is winning the standup battle so far.
Lomachenko throws a shot from downtown. Vinyard moves away and avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vinyard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lomachenko.#TD2#
Lomachenko looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lomachenko won't allow Vinyard to get back to his feet.
Lomachenko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vinyard wants to get back to his feet but Lomachenko is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #ES#
Vinyard pushes Lomachenko off and scrambles back to his feet.
Lomachenko tries for a takedown but Vinyard circles away easily
and Vinyard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Vinyard dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Lomachenko ducks right into an uppercut from Vinyard.
Nice defenses there by Lomachenko.
Vinyard misses with a leg kick.
Lomachenko misses with an uppercut.
Vinyard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lomachenko dives in for a single leg takedown but Vinyard sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Vinyard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lomachenko.
Lomachenko moves away from the strike by Vinyard.
Lomachenko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vinyard avoids the body shot from Lomachenko.
Vinyard was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jab, jab by Vinyard - just one landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinyard missing with a left hand there. Lomachenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vinyard tests Lomachenko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vinyard throws a shot from downtown. Lomachenko moves away and avoids it.
Lomachenko throws a hook but Vinyard avoids it easily.
Lomachenko misses with a lunging right hand
and Vinyard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T1#
Lomachenko connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lomachenko lands with a hook. Vinyard tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lomachenko moves away from the strike by Vinyard. #TD2#
Lomachenko shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Vinyard is trying to defend but Lomachenko finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.#ES#
Vinyard has one foot on Lomachenko's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Lomachenko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vinyard swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lomachenko.
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!
A swing and a miss from Lomachenko.
Vinyard missing with a left hand there. Lomachenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lomachenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vinyard.
Nice uppercut there from Vinyard.
Lomachenko throws an off balance right hand
and Vinyard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lomachenko. Vinyard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vinyard was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.#T2##CL#
Vinyard closes the distance and clinches.
Vinyard lands a right hand. #BC#
Vinyard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vinyard with a nice cross.
Vinyard leaves Lomachenko with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lomachenko misses the jab.
Lomachenko shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vinyard pinned against the cage. Vinyard gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Derek Vinyard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evgeni Lomachenko.
Decent striking displayed by Vinyard there.
Vinyard walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lomachenko shoots for a double leg takedown but Vinyard sprawls well. He's pushed Lomachenko's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. #T3#
Vinyard scores with a nice head shot.
Vinyard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lomachenko.
Vinyard throws a shot from downtown. Lomachenko moves away and avoids it.
Lomachenko looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lomachenko dives in and grabs Vinyard's left leg, looking for a takedown. Vinyard pushes down on Lomachenko's head and hops out.
Vinyard misses with a looping left.
Lomachenko blocks a jab.
Vinyard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lomachenko.
Lomachenko closes the distance and clinches up with Vinyard, looking for a takedown. Lomachenko pushes Vinyard against the cage but Vinyard circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Derek Vinyard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lomachenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vinyard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lomachenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Lomachenko changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vinyard tries to avoid it but Lomachenko manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vinyard to the ground. Vinyard escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lomachenko has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.#CL#
Vinyard drives through and clinches with Lomachenko against the cage.
#BC#
Vinyard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vinyard throws a hook but Lomachenko blocks it.#T4#
Lomachenko throws a big shot that misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lomachenko.
Lomachenko takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
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!
Lomachenko's corner calls for a 1-2. Lomachenko obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lomachenko misses with a hook to the body
and Vinyard counters with a stiff right hand.
Vinyard defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lomachenko.
Vinyard throws out a powerful jab.#CL#
Lomachenko tries to keep at a distance but Vinyard has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vinyard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lomachenko is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Vinyard to keep the fight standing.
Derek Vinyard has scored more points in the clinch so far.#BC#
Vinyard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Evgeni Lomachenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vinyard lands the left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vinyard lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derek Vinyard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vinyard 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derek Vinyard!
During a confident post fight interview, Derek Vinyard thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
IFC XS1: Murhaa vs Crosby
Date: Nov 10, 2018 |
#R1#
Vinyard scores with a nice head shot.
Nice defenses there by Chugman.
A combination from Vinyard does no damage.
Derek Vinyard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Vinyard misses.
Chugman attempts a counter takedown but Vinyard avoids it well and moves away.
Vinyard loads up on a big right hand but Chugman slips the punch.
Chugman drops down looking for a counter takedown but Vinyard sprawls and moves away.
Vinyard swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
#TD#
and Chugman counters with a single leg into guard. Vinyard didn't expect that.
Chugman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vinyard is keeping the position for now.
Chugman prevents Vinyard from getting back to his feet. #SUB#
Chugman has gone for a leg lock! Vinyard slips out almost immediately though and dives into Chugman's guard.#REVB##SUB#
Chugman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Vinyard doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Vinyard manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
I've been told that Vinyard has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.#SUB#
Chugman is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Vinyard defends well.
Chugman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#SUB#
Chugman looking for a guillotine here but Vinyard defends easily.
#T1##SUB#
Chugman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#SUB#
Vinyard got a little sloppy there for a moment and Chugman has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Vinyard has managed to get both his arms back between Chugman's legs - danger averted.
We've been hearing good reports from Chugman's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.#SUB#
Chugman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Vinyard gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Vinyard has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Chugman is proving hard to escape from. #SUB#
Chugman is looking for a triangle but Vinyard pushes his legs off easily.
Vinyard has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Chugman is proving hard to escape from. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.#SUB#
Chugman is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Vinyard defends well.
Vinyard would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. #SUB#
Chugman looking for a guillotine here but Vinyard defends easily.
#SUB#
Chugman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#SU2#
Vinyard decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Chugman, up you get! #T3#
Vinyard throws a jab when Chugman was well out of range.
Chugman tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Vinyard manages to circle out of the way.
Vinyard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chugman.
Chugman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vinyard moves away.
Vinyard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Vinyard misses.
Chugman half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Chugman just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Chugman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vinyard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vinyard throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
#TD#
and Chugman counters with a shoot takedown. Vinyard fights it but they end up in guard. #ES2#
Vinyard has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Chugman is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Chugman is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Vinyard to keep the fight standing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chugman is trying to drag Vinyard to the mat but Vinyard just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.#T4#
Vinyard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chugman has Vinyard pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Vinyard manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Klaus Chugman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short left from Vinyard.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vinyard.
Chugman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Chugman tries to pull guard but Vinyard forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Vinyard lands with a left to the head.
Vinyard is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Chugman fails to pull guard.
Chugman tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A nice left hand lands by Vinyard.
#TD#
Chugman jumps guard.
#SUB#
Vinyard got a little sloppy there for a moment and Chugman has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Vinyard has managed to get both his arms back between Chugman's legs - danger averted.
Chugman has a closed guard, preventing Vinyard from standing up. #SUB#
Chugman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SU2#
Vinyard stands up and waves to Chugman to follow him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Vinyard dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Vinyard misses with a hook. Chugman ducked under it nicely.
Chugman half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Vinyard lands a nice shot that snaps Chugman's head back.
Chugman moves away from the strike by Vinyard.
Chugman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vinyard.
Chugman attempts a counter takedown but Vinyard avoids it well and moves away.
Vinyard throws a poor cross that misses
#TD#
and Chugman counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. #SUB#
Chugman is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Vinyard has managed to free his arm - good work.
Vinyard is trying to stand up here but Chugman is controlling him well.
Vinyard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Chugman is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Vinyard as he works his way to full guard.
Vinyard is looking to stand up but Chugman isn't so interested in that idea.
Chugman is looking to pass into half guard but Vinyard pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Vinyard is in guard.#REVB##T1##SUB#
Chugman throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Vinyard escapes and throws Chugman's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Derek Vinyard has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chugman tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Vinyard wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Vinyard tries to stand but Chugman is controlling his head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chugman is trying to improve his position.
Chugman regains half guard.
Chugman wants to get back to full guard.#SU2#
Vinyard stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Chugman to get to his feet.
Vinyard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chugman drops down looking for a counter takedown but Vinyard sprawls and moves away.#T2#
Vinyard throws a hook but Chugman blocks it.
Chugman changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Vinyard connects with a leg kick. Chugman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Vinyard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
#TD#
so Chugman counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. #SUB#
Chugman drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Vinyard manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Chugman has Vinyard in his guard.#REVB#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#SUB#
Chugman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Vinyard must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Vinyard wanted to stand there but Chugman had control of the position. #SUB#
Chugman has his foot on Vinyard's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vinyard works his way back into a safe position though.#SU2#
Vinyard decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Chugman, up you get! #T3#
Vinyard throws a shot to the body.
Vinyard tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Chugman is able to avoid easily.
Chugman changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Vinyard misses with an uppercut
#TD#
and Chugman counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Vinyard!
Chugman tries to advance to mount but Vinyard denies him. #SUB#
Chugman working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Vinyard is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Chugman has just dragged him back down to the mat.#SUB#
Chugman goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Vinyard has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Chugman but great work by Vinyard.
Chugman tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Vinyard presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! #SU2#
Vinyard get's back to his feet.
Chugman moves out of range of the strikes.#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vinyard throws an ugly left hook that misses
#TD#
and Chugman counters with a nice double leg into half guard. #ES2#
Vinyard has one foot on Chugman's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
A swing and a miss from Vinyard.
Vinyard scores with a jab to the jaw.
Derek Vinyard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vinyard misses with a straight right.
Chugman feinted with a counter takedown.
Vinyard throws a hook but Chugman avoids it easily.
Chugman tries to counter with a takedown but Vinyard is quick to defend against it.
Vinyard misses with a leg kick #TD#
and Chugman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Vinyard's guard.
Vinyard is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Chugman tries to free his leg and advance position but Vinyard is retaining full guard.
Vinyard is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Vinyard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Vinyard misses with a straight left.
Chugman changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Vinyard is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Vinyard lunges at Chugman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chugman's hand.
Vinyard misses with a low kick.
Vinyard misses with a double jab
#TD#
and Chugman counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Chugman.
Chugman looking to pass the guard.
Chugman passes easily into side control. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinyard is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Chugman is controlling him well.#SUB#
Chugman is trying to get an arm triangle but Vinyard is defending well. #SUB#
Chugman goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Vinyard rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Chugman's guard! Nice work there by Vinyard! #T1#
Vinyard has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Chugman is proving hard to escape from. #SU2#
Vinyard decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Chugman, up you get! #CL#
Vinyard gets tackled into the cage by Chugman. Chugman maintains the clinch. #TD#
Chugman manages to pull guard.
Vinyard won't allow Chugman to sweep him here.
Vinyard wants to get up but he can't break Chugman's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. #SU2#
Vinyard stands up from Chugman's guard - Vinyard perhaps looking for a knockout.
Vinyard misses the body punch #TD#
and Chugman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Vinyard's guard.
Chugman looking to pass the guard.
Chugman won't allow Vinyard to get back to his feet.
Chugman wants to pass the guard but Vinyard is keeping the position.#T2#
Vinyard wants to stand and escape but Chugman is having none of it.
Vinyard is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Vinyard keeping full guard, as Chugman tries to pass. #SUB#
Chugman drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Vinyard manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Chugman has Vinyard in his guard.#REVB##SU2#
Vinyard gets to his feet - Chugman follows without any prompting.
Chugman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vinyard.#T3#
Vinyard lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Vinyard throws a sloppy head kick and Chugman moves out of range easily.
Chugman appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Vinyard misses with a lunging right hand
#TD#
and Chugman counters with a takedown into side control.
Vinyard is trying to buck Chugman off.#SUB#
Chugman swings around for an armbar but Vinyard sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Chugman's guard.#SUB#
Chugman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Derek Vinyard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Vinyard is looking to stand up but Chugman won't let him. #SUB#
Chugman had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Vinyard defends it easily.#SU2#
Vinyard gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. #T4#
Vinyard connects with a looping right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vinyard misses with a looping left.
Chugman ducks under a wild hook from Vinyard.
Vinyard with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vinyard scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chugman in his tracks.
Chugman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vinyard throws the left hand but Chugman avoids the punch easily.
Chugman tries to counter with a takedown but Vinyard is quick to defend against it.
Vinyard throws a looping overhand right but Chugman ducks down to avoid it.
Klaus Chugman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vinyard throws a lazy uppercut
#TD#
and Chugman counters with a single leg into guard. Vinyard didn't expect that.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Derek Vinyard.
I've got Vinyard winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derek Vinyard!
Derek Vinyard decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
GPG: 51
Date: Oct 20, 2018 |
#R1#
Vinyard shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Vinyard takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Zombie lands a two punch combo.
Zombie scores with a sloppy right hand. Vinyard should have avoided that one.
Zombie scores with a punch to the head.#CL#
Zombie moves into range and clinches up with Vinyard.
Vinyard blocks an uppercut.
Zombie lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
#ROC#
Vinyard is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Derek Vinyard has been cut.
Vinyard misses with a punch on the inside.
Vinyard is still on wobbly legs! Can Zombie finish him?
Vinyard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clinched against the cage, Zombie lands a big elbow that drops Vinyard! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Vinyard is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Korean Zombie!
Korean Zombie retains his bantamweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Korean Zombie waved his t-shirt featuring Organic Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras.
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Event:
GPG: 47
Date: Sep 22, 2018 |
#R1#
Vinyard lands with a nice body punch.
Zombie slips a straight right by Vinyard.
Zombie thuds his right hand into Vinyard's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vinyard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zombie throws a head kick that misses.
Zombie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#CL2#
Zombie closes the distance and clinches.
Zombie throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zombie trying to land knees to the body.
Zombie lands a nice uppercut.
Vinyard avoiding damage as Zombie throws knees to the body.
Vinyard avoids a wild elbow strike from Zombie.
Zombie throws an elbow that misses.
Zombie crunches a lovely knee into Vinyard's ribcage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vinyard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zombie throws an elbow but misses.
Vinyard misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Vinyard.
Zombie prevents Vinyard from breaking the clinch.
Vinyard blocks an elbow strike.
Zombie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T1#
Zombie throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vinyards head.
Vinyard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zombie throws an elbow but misses.
Zombie prevents a body shot from Vinyard.
Vinyard blocks an uppercut.
Zombie landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Vinyard pushes Zombie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zombie blocking some punches.
Zombie scores with a shoulder strike.
Vinyard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zombie creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vinyard's defenses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zombie throws an elbow but misses.
Vinyard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zombie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Vinyard.
Vinyard lands a hook that snaps the head of Zombie backwards.
Vinyard throws a punch but it's blocked by Zombie.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zombie has a couple of punches blocked by Vinyard.
Zombie softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#BC#
Vinyard breaks the clinch.
#T2#
Vinyard throws a chopping leg kick but Zombie manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Zombie throws a jab but it's blocked by Vinyard.
Zombie's jab looks to have found its range, popping Vinyard under the eye.
Zombie takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Zombie has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Vinyard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vinyard looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vinyard swats away the attempt to clinch by Zombie.
Zombie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
An attempted straight right counter from Vinyard misses the target.
A left lands for Zombie.
Zombie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vinyard is looking to counter punch.
Vinyard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vinyard lands a leg kick that knocks Zombie off balance momentarily.
Zombie throws a right and a left that Vinyard avoids nicely.
Zombie scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vinyard lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Zombie cracks Vinyard with a good jab.
Vinyard avoids the head kick by Zombie.
Zombie takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Korean Zombie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T3#
Zombie lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Zombie lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vinyard doesn't seem phased though.
Good leg kick by Zombie there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vinyard misses with a straight left.
Zombie tries to clinch but Vinyard moves out of range.
Zombie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zombie lands a body shot.
Zombie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vinyard avoids the body shot from Zombie.
Vinyard throws a low kick but Zombie avoids it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vinyard, as that shot connected.
Vinyard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vinyard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
#CL2#
Zombie gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vinyard managing to block the knees to the body from Zombie.
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!
Vinyard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zombie lands a nice knee to the body.
Zombie working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#T4#
Zombie pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Zombie misses with an elbow strike.
Zombie missing with knees to the body.
#BC#
Vinyard breaks the clinch.
Zombie misses with a head kick.
Zombie throws a body punch but Vinyard moves out of range.
Zombie fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vinyard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zombie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vinyard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zombie darts in trying to clinch
letting Vinyard counter with a right hand.
Zombie misses with a wild body shot.
Vinyard slips under a jab.
Vinyard moves away from the strike by Zombie.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zombie tries to clinch there but Vinyard circles away.
Vinyard misses with a hook. Zombie ducked under it nicely.
Zombie let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Zombie takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vinyard connects with a right hand. Zombie shakes it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Korean Zombie dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
A low kick from Zombie is predictable there
enabling Vinyard to counter with a crisp jab.
Zombie is looking to clinch.
Vinyard scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Vinyard tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vinyard misses with a punch on the inside.
Zombie misses with the head strike.
Vinyard lands a nice uppercut.
Zombie misses with a knee to the head.
Zombie misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zombie.
Vinyard lands with a light punch inside.
Vinyard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#BC#
Vinyard breaks the clinch.
Vinyard lands a jab to the nose.
Vinyard takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Zombie lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Zombie bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#T1#
Vinyard moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Zombie misses with an uppercut.
Zombie scores with a punch to the head.
Zombie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vinyard was well out of range. Poor timing from Zombie.
Zombie throws an overhand right that lands on Vinyard's shoulder, as Vinyard tries to avoid the shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Vinyard misses the target.
Zombie scores with a kick to the body.
Vinyard slips a jab and a cross from Zombie.
#CL2#
Zombie has closed the distance and engaged Vinyard in a clinch.
Zombie throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Zombie in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Zombie lands a damaging elbow.
Zombie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vinyard blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zombie.
Vinyard managing to block the knees to the body from Zombie.
Vinyard throws a head punch that misses.
Vinyard lands an uppercut.
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!
Zombie landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Zombie blocking some punches.
#T2#
Vinyard working aggressively here.
Zombie misses with a knee strike.
Zombie keeps control of Vinyard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zombie throws a punch but it's blocked by Vinyard.
Vinyard lands a left hand.
Zombie blocking some punches.
Vinyard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zombie tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vinyard avoids it.
Zombie landing knees to the head.
Vinyard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zombie blocks an uppercut.
Vinyard lands with a right to the head.
Vinyard swings wildly with an uppercut but Zombie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zombie throws an elbow but it misses.
Vinyard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zombie pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vinyard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Korean Zombie seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vinyard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T3#
Zombie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vinyard is defending well for now.
Zombie misses with an elbow over the top.
Zombie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vinyard is defending well for now.
Vinyard lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zombie backwards.
Zombie misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Vinyard.
Zombie tries to land knees in the clinch but Vinyard avoids the damage to the body.
Vinyard lands a hook that snaps the head of Zombie backwards.
Vinyard misses with a punch on the inside.
Zombie blocking some punches.
Zombie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vinyard avoids a wild elbow strike from Zombie.
Zombie lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zombie swings wildly with an uppercut but Vinyard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zombie tries a body shot but Vinyard blocks it.
Vinyard throws a punch but it's blocked by Zombie.
Vinyard misses with a punch on the inside.
#T4#
Zombie throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zombie throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vinyards head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vinyard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
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!
Vinyard pushes Zombie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zombie lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zombie has Vinyard pressed against the cage, preventing Vinyard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vinyard lands a body shot.
Zombie presses Vinyard against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Zombie lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zombie lands with a short shot to the head.
Vinyard misses with the head strike.
#BC#
Vinyard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zombie ducks under a wild hook from Vinyard.
Zombie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#CL2#
Zombie clinches.
Vinyard managing to block the knees to the body from Zombie.
A head punch on the inside from Vinyard fails to land.
Vinyard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Korean Zombie will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Vinyard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R3#
Zombie feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vinyard's calf.
Zombie wants to clinch up but Vinyard keeps it at a distance.
Zombie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zombie scores with a jab to the body.
Zombie ducks under a wild hook from Vinyard.
Vinyard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zombie.
Zombie ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zombie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zombie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vinyard.
Zombie misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zombie. Vinyard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zombie is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Vinyard rather than just go for the knockout.
Vinyard throws the left hand but Zombie avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinyard throws a hook but Zombie avoids it easily.
Korean Zombie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sloppy strikes from Zombie. Those never looked like landing.
Zombie lands with a cross.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vinyard.
Vinyard misses with a head kick.
Vinyard walks into a straight right hand from Zombie.#T1#
Zombie with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vinyard blocks a leg kick.
No joy there for Zombie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zombie scores with a body shot.
Zombie scoring well with a low kick there.
A combination from Zombie does no damage.
Zombie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zombie lands with a kick to the temple. Vinyard shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A head kick misses from Zombie.
Zombie misses with a looping left.
Vinyard is looking to counter punch.
Vinyard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vinyard throws a lazy right hand but Zombie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zombie throws a right hand that misses
and Vinyard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vinyard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zombie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vinyard throws out the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zombie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T2#
Zombie is looking to clinch but Vinyard is avoiding it.
Zombie throws a series of punches but Vinyard avoids them all with ease.
Some wild striking there from Zombie.
Zombie throws a shot from downtown. Vinyard moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Vinyard wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Zombie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vinyard counters with a straight right hand.
Zombie feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vinyards jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Zombie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vinyard scores with a punch to the head.
Jab by Zombie.
Zombie ducks under a wild hook from Vinyard.
Vinyard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vinyard is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Zombie is looking to clinch.
Zombie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vinyard moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Vinyard swats away the attempt to clinch by Zombie.#T3#
Vinyard works the jab nicely.
Vinyard bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#ROC#
Zombie is rocked!
Vinyard throws a big shot that misses.
Zombie is still on wobbly legs! Can Vinyard finish him?
Zombie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It seemed like Zombie was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A lazy left from Vinyard finds it's target.
Zombie slips a jab from Vinyard.
Vinyard doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vinyard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zombie scores with a hook.
Vinyard misses with a looping left.
Zombie swinging wildly here.
Vinyard throws out a leg kick but Zombie moves out of range and Vinyard only half commits.
Zombie seems to have recovered his senses.
Zombie scores with a leg kick.
Zombie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
#T4#
Zombie tries to clinch up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vinyard takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A bone on bone clash there as Zombie blocks the leg kick.
Zombie keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Zombie throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Vinyard counter with a right hand.
Zombie throws a series of punches but Vinyard moves out of range.
Zombie tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Vinyard counter with a right hand.
Vinyard misses with a looping left.
Zombie swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vinyard misses with a looping left.
Zombie misses with an uppercut.
Vinyard throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Zombie looks to land a right hand but Vinyard moved out of range.
Vinyard staying out of range there.
Vinyard swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vinyard misses with a hook.
Vinyard misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Korean Zombie just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R4#
Zombie misses with a series of wild punches.
Vinyard throws a series of punches but Zombie moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zombie.
Vinyard doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick from Vinyard misses.
Zombie swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Zombie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Zombie fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vinyard on the side of the head.
Vinyard paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Zombie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vinyard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zombie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zombie thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Vinyard.
Zombie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zombie lands a nice looking body shot.
Vinyard misses with a wild combination.
#T1#
Vinyard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zombie.
A telegraphed right hand from Vinyard misses the target.
Vinyard takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vinyard throws the left hand but Zombie avoids the punch easily.
Zombie lands a body shot.
Zombie swinging wildly here.
Zombie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vinyard circles away quickly and effectively.
Vinyard lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Zombie tries to close the distance and clinch but Vinyard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A jab from Vinyard misses.
Zombie keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Donk. Zombie catches Vinyard right on the button with a cross.
Vinyard moves away from the strike by Zombie.
Vinyard dodges the punch combination from Zombie.
Vinyard with a hook.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vinyard gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Zombie.
Zombie misses with a straight left.
Vinyard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zombie.
Zombie ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Zombie throws a series of punches but Vinyard avoids them all with ease.
A little feinted left hand from Vinyard on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Vinyard misses with a hook. Zombie ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zombie. Vinyard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vinyard doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Zombie slips under a jab from Vinyard.
Vinyard looks to land a right hand but Zombie moved out of range.
Zombie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vinyard.#CL2#
Zombie moves into the clinch successfully.
Zombie throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vinyard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zombie misses with an elbow over the top.#T3#
Vinyard pushes Zombie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zombie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vinyard lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zombie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Vinyard.
Vinyard blocks an elbow strike from Zombie.
Zombie misses with an elbow over the top.
Vinyard takes a shot to the head.
Zombie throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vinyard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zombie blocking some punches.
Zombie pushes off an throws an elbow but Vinyard leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Zombie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vinyard is defending well for now.
Zombie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vinyard blocks the elbow strike.
Vinyard lands with a left to the head.
Vinyard lands a hook to the side of the head.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zombie throws an elbow that misses.
Vinyard avoids the elbow strike from Zombie, against the cage.
Vinyard lands an uppercut.
Vinyard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zombie backwards.
Zombie throws a punch but it's blocked by Vinyard.
Vinyard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zombie backwards.
Vinyard misses with the head strike.
#BC#
Vinyard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zombie fakes the leg kick and cracks Vinyard in the body.
Vinyard lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Zombie looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A jab from Zombie does it's job there.
Vinyard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zombie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vinyard throws a hook but Zombie avoids it easily.
Zombie throws a sloppy head kick and Vinyard moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Korean Zombie will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Vinyard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
#R5#
Vinyard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zombie.
Vinyard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zombie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zombie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zombie scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vinyard is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Zombie feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vinyards jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Vinyard throws a right hand that Zombie ducks under and follows up with a left that Zombie also avoids with ease.
Zombie throws a jab but it's blocked by Vinyard.
Zombie scores with a jab. Vinyard acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Vinyard wants to land a leg kick but Zombie is out of range.
Vinyard bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Zombie bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vinyard's head.
Zombie lands with an uppercut that bounces Vinyard off the cage and back into range.
Both fighters circling a little - Zombie finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vinyard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zombie is looking to chop away at Vinyard's legs.
Zombie lands a two punch combo.
#T1#
Zombie lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Zombie moves out of range as Vinyard strikes.
Zombie throws a sloppy head kick and Vinyard moves out of range easily.
Vinyard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zombie throws out the jab.
Vinyard sizes up Zombie with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Vinyard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zombie clobbers Vinyard with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Zombie slips under a jab.
Zombie misses with an uppercut.
Zombie moves out of range as Vinyard strikes.
Zombie misses with a head kick.
Zombie is looking to clinch.
Vinyard is looking for a counter combo.
Nice cross by Zombie.
Zombie misses the jab.
Vinyard takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Derek Vinyard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zombie has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.#T2#
Zombie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zombie on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zombie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zombie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vinyard manages to avoid it.
Vinyard throws a looping overhand right but Zombie ducks down to avoid it.
Vinyard takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Zombie ducks under a wild hook from Vinyard.
Zombie slips under a jab from Vinyard.
Zombie falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zombie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zombie pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Vinyard back to the cage. Zombie follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Zombie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vinyard moves away.
A left lands for Zombie.
Zombie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zombie is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Zombie misses with a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Vinyard misses the target. #T3##CL2#
Zombie has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zombie.
Vinyard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zombie lands a hook that snaps the head of Vinyard backwards.
Zombie creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vinyard misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zombie.
Vinyard throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zombie scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vinyard swings wildly with an uppercut but Zombie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zombie tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vinyard avoids it.
Zombie lands an elbow that stopped Vinyard in his tracks for a moment.
Vinyard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vinyard stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Zombie pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Zombie blocks an uppercut.
Vinyard misses with a body punch.
#T4#
Vinyard scores with a shot to the side of Zombie's head.
Vinyard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zombie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vinyard.
#BC#
Vinyard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vinyard takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Vinyard throws the left hand but Zombie avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - Zombie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vinyard swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Zombie.
Zombie jabs at Vinyard's body.
Vinyard throws a hook but Zombie blocks it.
Zombie goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Vinyard throws a leg kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zombie wants to clinch up but Vinyard keeps it at a distance.
A little feinted left hand from Vinyard on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Zombie slips under a jab from Vinyard.
Zombie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vinyard.
Zombie wants to land a leg kick but Vinyard is out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Korean Zombie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zombie has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 46:50
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 45:50
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Korean Zombie!
Korean Zombie is the new bantamweight champion!
An out of breath and clearly excited Korean Zombie thanked Organic Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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GPG: 44
Date: Aug 25, 2018 |
#R1#
A big right from Vinyard misses.
Silva tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Vinyard lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vinyard throws an off balance right hand
#TD2#
and Silva counters with a shoot takedown. Vinyard fights it but they end up in guard.
Silva passes Vinyard's right leg, so he's now in half guard. #SUB2#
Silva is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Vinyard defends it well.
Vinyard's coaches at Devil Dogs have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vinyard is not content to let Silva control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
Silva wants to free his trapped foot but Vinyard is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Silva works his way into side control.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Vinyard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Silva misses with an attempted head punch from side control. #SUB2#
Silva wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Vinyard, who protects the arm well.
Silva scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Vinyard to see if he's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva laying and praying for a moment but Vinyard takes advantage and regains half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silva is keen to just control but Vinyard is a slippery customer.
Silva passes to side control. #T3#
Vinyard pushes Silva away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Silva gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Silva wants to control but Vinyard is keeping him busy.
Silva has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Vinyard!
Vinyard squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Silva lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Vinyard wants to try and get back to his feet.
Vinyard is bucking up trying to escape but Silva cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Silva looking to control and managing it successfully.
Silva unloading with bombs!
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Silva working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.#T4#
Silva breaks from Vinyard's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Silva tries to control but Vinyard wriggling away.
Silva might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Vinyard haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Vinyard is trying to stand up.
Silva sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Silva fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Silva cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Vinyard is looking to escape.
Silva controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Silva dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Vinyard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vinyard.
And Silva tries to counter it with a takedown but Vinyard pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Silva fails with the takedown
and Vinyard counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Vinyard sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Derek Vinyard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Silva.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Silva dives in and grabs Vinyard's left leg, looking for a takedown. Vinyard pushes down on Silva's head and hops out.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vinyard's waist but Vinyard gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinyard throws a lazy uppercut
#TD2#
so Silva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. #ES#
Vinyard pushes Silva off and scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Vinyard misses.
Silva feints the counter takedown.
Vinyard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vinyard throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T1#
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Vinyard dips to his left and cracks Silva with an uppercut!
Vinyard throws a poor cross that misses
#TD2#
so Silva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. #ES#
Vinyard pushes Silva off and scrambles back to his feet.
Silva is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Vinyard to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Vinyard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva shoots in and drives through. Vinyard sprawls well.
Silva slips under a jab from Vinyard.
Vinyard chopping away at his opponent's legs.
#T2#
Vinyard motions for Silva to come forward. Vinyard throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice takedown defense from Vinyard. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vinyard pinned against the cage. Vinyard gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Vinyard lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vinyard fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vinyard lands a jab to the head.
Alex Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vinyard tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vinyard.
Vinyard misses with a jab, cross combination.
A slow jab from Vinyard misses its intended target. #T3#
Vinyard throws a big shot that misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
Derek Vinyard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vinyard lands with an overhand left.#TD2#
Silva fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Vinyard to the ground. Silva is now in Vinyard's guard.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Silva looking to sit in guard and control but Vinyard gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
Vinyard wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Silva striking off his back but it's not causing Vinyard any problems. #T4#
Silva is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#SUB2#
Vinyard avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Silva looking to control.
Vinyard has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Silva is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#SUB2#
Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Vinyard doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Vinyard manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Vinyard trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vinyard slips nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Vinyard dominated that second round.
That's time! Vinyard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R3#
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vinyard.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vinyard circles away.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vinyard is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Vinyard circles away and we're back to standing.
A little feinted left hand from Vinyard on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#TD2#
Silva looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#ES#
Vinyard manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Vinyard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Silva goes for a takedown in the clinch but Vinyard prevents it.
Derek Vinyard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Silva.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vinyard.
Vinyard throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vinyard.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Vinyard has him pressed against the cage.
Vinyard lands an uppercut.#TD2#
Silva ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Silva no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Vinyard trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1#
Vinyard slips nicely into half guard.
Alex Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.#SUB#
Vinyard is looking for a kimura but Silva is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Vinyard to get the leverage.
Vinyard trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva is looking to control Vinyard's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?#SUB#
Silva is defending against the submission attempts here by Vinyard.
#SUB#
Vinyard is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Silva doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Vinyard. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.#SUB#
Vinyard is looking for a kimura but Silva is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Vinyard to get the leverage.
Silva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Vinyard is working away from the top position though.#SUB2#
Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.#SUB#
Vinyard wants to work for an arm triangle but Silva is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.#T3#
Silva makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Silva.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet. #SUB2#
Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Vinyard defends it easily.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vinyard wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Vinyard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vinyard is looking to advance position but Silva has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!#REVB##T4#
BOOM! Silva connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Vinyard is looking to escape.
Silva with a couple of short strikes.
Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Silva throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Vinyard because Silva loaded up on that one.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vinyard's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
A nice elbow there by Silva.
Silva looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Alex Silva just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R4#
Silva defending well as Vinyard loads up on a big left hand.
Vinyard misses with a looping left.
Vinyard moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.#CUT#
It looks like Alex Silva has been cut.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Vinyard saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Vinyard, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Vinyard against the cage but Vinyard circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Vinyard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vinyard throws a good cross that connects.
Silva fails with the takedown
and Vinyard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Derek Vinyard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Silva.
Vinyard lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Vinyard keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silva takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #T1#
Silva fails with a takedown attempt. #TD2#
Silva looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Silva stops Vinyard from getting back to his feet.
Silva is stalling here. Vinyard is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Silva seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Vinyard has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. #SUB#
Vinyard tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Vinyard has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Silva is trying to control Vinyard's posture but Vinyard avoids it. #SUB#
Vinyard tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Vinyard has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #T2##SUB#
Vinyard looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Silva tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Vinyard wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #SUB#
Vinyard is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Silva has escaped the position, nice work there.
Silva is trying to improve his position.#SUB#
Vinyard is trying to get an arm triangle but Silva is defending well. #SUB#
Vinyard is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Silva knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #T3#
Silva sneaks back into half guard.
Silva manages to get to full guard.
Vinyard is pushing down on Silva's leg trying to pass to half guard. Silva is fighting to maintain full guard but Vinyard has managed to sneak the leg through.
Vinyard is looking to advance position but Silva won't allow it.
Vinyard seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Silva does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SUB#
Vinyard is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Silva is just riding it out for now. Vinyard eventually gives up the hold.
Silva is trying to maintain the position but Vinyard is very close to passing his half guard.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Vinyard has control of the leg.
Silva regains full guard. Nicely done. #SUB#
Vinyard has gone for a leg lock! Silva slips out almost immediately though and dives into Vinyard's guard.#REVB#
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva pushing down on Vinyard's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Vinyard had his way with Alex Silva in that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Silva's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R5#
Vinyard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice takedown defense from Vinyard. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Silva takes one to the side of the head.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.#TD2#
Silva looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Silva is keen to just control but Vinyard is a slippery customer.#SUB2#
Silva seems to be looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is trying to control the action in half guard but Vinyard is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Silva passes to full mount!
Silva lands a couple of good shots and Vinyard has given up his back, trying to escape the position!#T1#
Vinyard is trying to get back to his feet but Silva has full control of the position and if anything, Vinyard has just worked his way into a worse spot.#SUB2#
Silva has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Silva trying to control.#SUB2#
Silva is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Vinyard is defending well though. Silva let's go of the attempt for now.
Vinyard wants to get back to his feet. #T2#
Silva missing with punches from the back. #SUB2#
Vinyard showing good submission defense here.
Vinyard prevents Silva from getting a body triangle.
Silva throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Silva tries to get the hooks in deep but Vinyard pushed the leg off. #SUB2#
Silva looking for the choke but no joy. #T3#
Silva wants to control the position but Vinyard frees himself and scrambles - Silva manages to regain control in side control.
Vinyard prevents Silva from improving position.
Silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Vinyard taking a bit of punishment here - Silva scoring with strikes.
Vinyard regains half guard, as Silva was trying to land strikes. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#ES#
Vinyard makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Vinyard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vinyard, right into the meat.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vinyard.
Silva slips under a jab from Vinyard.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Vinyard throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vinyard misses with an uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Vinyard appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Derek Vinyard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Silva.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vinyard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alex Silva.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 49:48
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 47:48
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 49:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Derek Vinyard!
Derek Vinyard is the new bantamweight champion!
An out of breath Derek Vinyard 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:
CCF 30: Cobb vs Butler 2
Date: Jul 28, 2018 |
#R1#
A right-left combo lands from Vinyard. #ROC#
Sityodtong is rocked!
Vinyard cracks Sityodtong with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Sityodtong tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Vinyard pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Sityodtong is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derek Vinyard!
Derek Vinyard retains his bantamweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Derek Vinyard thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
CCF FN 26:Vinyard vs Sityodton
Date: Jun 30, 2018 |
#R1#
Good leg kick by Sityodtong there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vinyard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Left hook, right uppercut from Vinyard.
Sityodtong stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Vinyard fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sityodtong defending well as Vinyard loads up on a big left hand. #CL#
Vinyard moves into range and clinches up with Sityodtong.
A head punch on the inside from Vinyard fails to land.
Sityodtong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sityodtong lands a body punch.
Sityodtong blocking some punches.
We've been informed that Sityodtong has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Sityodtong misses with a body punch.
Sityodtong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sityodtong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vinyard takes a shot to the head.
I was talking to Vinyard's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Vinyard blocking some punches.
Vinyard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vinyard struggles to land a body shot inside as Sityodtong controls his hands.
Sityodtong is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vinyard is keeping busy.
A head punch on the inside from Vinyard fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vinyard. #T1#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sityodtong.
Vinyard scores with a shot to the side of Sityodtong's head.
Vinyard scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sityodtong.
A short right from Sityodtong.
Vinyard lands a nice uppercut.
Vinyard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vinyard misses with a punch on the inside.
Vinyard misses with a punch on the inside.
Sityodtong is trying to stall.
A short uppercut from Vinyard.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Vinyard lands a hook that snaps the head of Sityodtong backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vinyard.
Vinyard pushes Sityodtong back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sityodtong is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Vinyard avoiding damage as Sityodtong throws knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vinyard throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Sityodtong.
Sityodtong blocks an uppercut.
#T2#
Vinyard swings wildly with an uppercut but Sityodtong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sityodtong looking to slow down the pace here.
Sityodtong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vinyard.
Sityodtong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sityodtong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vinyard throws a head punch that misses.
Sityodtong taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sityodtong.
Sityodtong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vinyard misses with some punches.
Vinyard blocks a body shot from Sityodtong.
Sityodtong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vinyard throws a punch but it's blocked by Sityodtong.
Sityodtong digs a right hand into Vinyard's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vinyard's gas tank.
Sityodtong lands a hook that snaps the head of Vinyard backwards.
Sityodtong lands a left hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Vinyard.
Sityodtong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vinyard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T3#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sityodtong.
Sityodtong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vinyard misses with a punch on the inside.
Sityodtong working aggressively here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Vinyard as Sityodtong tries to tie him up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vinyard.
A head punch on the inside from Vinyard fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Sityodtong fails to land.
Vinyard lands with a short shot to the head.
Vinyard pushes Sityodtong back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sityodtong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sityodtong lands a left hand.
Sityodtong's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vinyard lands with a short head shot on the inside. #ROC#
Sityodtong is rocked!
Vinyard swings wildly with an uppercut but Sityodtong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sityodtong is still on wobbly legs! Can Vinyard finish him?
Sityodtong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sityodtong lands with a right to the head.
Vinyard misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sityodtong blocking some punches.
Sityodtong tries to throw a body punch but Vinyard avoids it by throwing Sityodtong back against the cage.
Vinyard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vinyard throws a punch but it's blocked by Sityodtong.
Vinyard throws a punch but it's blocked by Sityodtong.
Vinyard working aggressively here.
Vinyard working aggressively here.
Vinyard working aggressively here.
Sityodtong swings wildly with an uppercut but Vinyard uses good head movement to avoid it. #T4#
Sityodtong swings wildly with an uppercut but Vinyard uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Vinyard fails to land.
Sityodtong seems to have recovered his senses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sityodtong.
Sityodtong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sityodtong lands an uppercut.
Vinyard working aggressively here.
Vinyard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vinyard throws a punch but it's blocked by Sityodtong.
Sityodtong displaying some good clinch control by pressing Vinyard up against the cage.
Sityodtong taking a breather.
Vinyard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vinyard throws a head punch that misses.
Vinyard prevents a body shot from Sityodtong.
A head punch on the inside from Vinyard fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vinyard has a couple of punches blocked by Sityodtong.
Vinyard throws a punch but it's blocked by Sityodtong.
Sityodtong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sityodtong struggles to land a body shot inside as Vinyard controls his hands.
Sityodtong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Vinyard dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Jab from Vinyard.
Sityodtong swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vinyard scores with a counter punch that sends Sityodtong to the canvas! Vinyard smells blood - he's punishing Sityodtong with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Sityodtong has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derek Vinyard!
Derek Vinyard retains his bantamweight title!
A very excited looking Derek Vinyard made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
CCF FN 22:Built vs Vinyard
Date: May 26, 2018 |
#R1#
Built misses with an uppercut.
Vinyard only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Built fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vinyard manages to avoid it.
Built bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vinyard misses with a looping right.#CL#
Built closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Built throws a punch but it's blocked by Vinyard.
Built blocking some punches.
Built swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Built blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Built.
Vinyard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Built - that landed with a thud.
Built misses with a hook to the ribs.
Built misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinyard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vinyard working aggressively here.
Built lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vinyard or not.
Built misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Vinyard.
Built swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Built works on Vinyard's body with a couple of short punches.#BC#
Built pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T1#
Built jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Built's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Built duly obliges.
Built tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#CL2#
Vinyard moves into the clinch.
Built tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vinyard lands an uppercut.
Built working aggressively here.
A frustrated look appears on Built's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vinyard.
Vinyard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vinyard throws a head punch that misses.
Vinyard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Built misses with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vinyard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vinyard blocking some punches.
Built tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Built has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Built blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Built struggles to land a body shot inside as Vinyard controls his hands.
Vinyard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Built scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vinyard has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Built seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Vinyard can turn it around.
Vinyard working aggressively here.
#T2#
Built cracks Vinyard with a nice body shot.
Vinyard lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vinyard.
Built works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vinyard's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Built throws a head punch that misses.
Vinyard lands an uppercut.
Built misses with a short punch on the inside.
Built tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Built fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vinyard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Built.
Built lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Built.
Vinyard misses with some punches.
Built blocking some punches.
Vinyard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Built working aggressively here.
Built goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vinyard has a couple of punches blocked by Built.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Built.
Built misses with a punch on the inside.
#T3#
Vinyard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Built lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vinyard misses with the head strike.
Vinyard misses with some punches.
Vinyard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vinyard misses with some punches.
Vinyard lands with a short shot to the head.
Built lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Built misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC#
Built pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vinyard throws a shot from downtown. Built moves away and avoids it.
Vinyard takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#CL#
Built instigates a clinch.
Built blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vinyard.
Vinyard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Vinyard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vinyard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vinyard has a couple of punches blocked by Built.
Vinyard lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Built lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vinyard or not. #T4#
A head punch on the inside from Vinyard fails to land.
Built blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vinyard blocking some punches.
Vinyard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Built.
Still in the clinch, Vinyard scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vinyard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #BC#
Built breaks from the clinch.
Vinyard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Built.
A big left from Vinyard misses.
Built is looking to counter punch.
Built swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Vinyard counter with a right hand.
Vinyard staying out of range there.
Built looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Built swings for the body but Vinyard moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vinyard blocks a jab.
Vinyard throws out a loose jab but Built uses good head movement to avoid it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Built.
Built throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vinyard counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Molokai Built will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Vinyard connects with a crisp jab.
Built tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vinyard was well out of range. Poor timing from Built.
Good exchange - Vinyard coming out on top.
Built swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Built misses with a double jab.
Vinyard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Built manages to avoid it.
Vinyard lands a jab.
Built throws a poor cross that misses
and Vinyard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Built is looking to wear down Vinyard with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Vinyard lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#ROC2#
Built is rocked!
Vinyard finds Built's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Built flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Vinyard lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Built will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Derek Vinyard!
Derek Vinyard is the new bantamweight champion!
Derek Vinyard thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
CCF 19:Veronin v Wearmouth II
Date: May 05, 2018 |
#R1#
Vinyard takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vinyard scores with a hook.
Some bone on bone action there as Vinyard checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Crowsky takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A swing and a miss from Crowsky.
Vinyard misses with an uppercut
and Crowsky counters with a slapping leg kick.
Vinyard misses the jab.
Vinyard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crowsky.
A telegraphed right hand from Vinyard misses the target.
Vinyard looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vinyard misses with a hook
and Crowsky counters with a straight right hand.
Vinyard throws a predictable looking body shot
and Crowsky makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vinyard connects with a right hand. Crowsky shakes it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crowsky stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vinyard.
Vinyard throws a lazy right hand but Crowsky sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T1#
Crowsky walks into a jab.
Crowsky defending well as Vinyard loads up on a big left hand.
Vinyard scores with a nice right hand.
#CUT#
It looks like Russel Crowsky has been cut.
Vinyard misses with a low kick as Crowsky jumps back.
Vinyard connects with a high kick.
Crowsky bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Crowsky on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Derek Vinyard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vinyard lands an overhand right.
Crowsky takes one on the button.#ROC#
Crowsky is rocked!
Vinyard steps in with a hook that catches Crowsky right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Vinyard follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Crowsky looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derek Vinyard!
Derek Vinyard 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:
CCF FN 17:Overflow vs Araujo
Date: Apr 21, 2018 |
#R1#
Vinyard throws a combination. Pena tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Vinyard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pena.
Pena with a poor takedown
and Vinyard counters with a stiff right hand.
Vinyard throws a hook but Pena blocks it.
Pena changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Pena moves in looking to clinch but Vinyard pushes him off.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vinyard.#ROC2#
Pena is rocked!
Crack! Vinyard connects with the perfect overhand right and Pena falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Vinyard!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Derek Vinyard!
A very excited looking Derek Vinyard made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Demarte Pena was interviewed post fight and said 'This was not the end. It is just the Begin of you end. '.
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Event:
CCF FN 13:Zoid vs Moore
Date: Mar 17, 2018 |
#R1#
Sityodtong connects with a solid leg kick.
Vinyard misses with a low kick as Sityodtong jumps back.
Sityodtong feints and then cracks Vinyard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vinyard down.
Sityodtong misses with a jab to the body
and Vinyard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vinyard moves in looking to clinch but Sityodtong pushes him off.
Sityodtong appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sityodtong cracks Vinyard with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vinyard looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A combination from Sityodtong does no damage.
Vinyard lands a really nice looking cross but Sityodtong seems unphased.
Sityodtong clobbers Vinyard with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vinyard uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Vinyard looks to land a right hand but Sityodtong moved out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sityodtong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice side step and Sityodtong releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sityodtong lands a leg kick that knocks Vinyard off balance momentarily.
Vinyard takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
#TD2#
Sityodtong shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Vinyard manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Vinyard pulls Sityodtong in close to prevent any damage. #SU2#
Sityodtong stands and steps away. Vinyard gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. #T1##CL#
Vinyard clinches up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Vinyard fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sityodtong.
Vinyard scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vinyard.
Vinyard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vinyard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sityodtongs head.
Sityodtong lands an uppercut.
Vinyard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vinyard swings wildly with an uppercut but Sityodtong uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sityodtong.
Vinyard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vinyard misses with some punches.
Vinyard misses with some punches.
A short left from Sityodtong.
Sityodtong blocks an uppercut.
Sityodtong lands a right hand. #T2#
Vinyard misses with a hook from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sityodtong swings wildly with an uppercut but Vinyard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sityodtong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vinyard digs a right hand into Sityodtong's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sityodtong's gas tank.
Sityodtong looking to slow down the pace here.
Vinyard blocks an uppercut.
Sityodtong scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sityodtong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sityodtong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vinyard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sityodtong wants a takedown but no success here.
Vinyard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hook to the body lands for Vinyard.
Vinyard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vinyard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vinyard scores with a hook to the body.
Vinyard misses with the head strike.
Vinyard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sityodtong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vinyard. #T3#
Vinyard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vinyard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vinyard lands with a short shot to the head. #ROC#
Sityodtong is rocked!
Sityodtong blocking some punches.
Sityodtong is still on wobbly legs! Can Vinyard finish him?
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sityodtong.
Sityodtong blocks an uppercut.
Sityodtong blocks an uppercut.
Sityodtong seems to have recovered his senses.
Sityodtong scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sityodtong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vinyard.
Sityodtong is trying to drag Vinyard to the mat but Vinyard just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Vinyard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vinyard scores with a shoulder strike.
Sityodtong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Vinyard fails to land.
Sityodtong stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sityodtong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vinyard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sityodtong lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vinyard.
Sityodtong blocking some punches.
#T4#
Sityodtong lands with a left to the head.
Vinyard has a couple of punches blocked by Sityodtong.
Sityodtong dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Vinyard misses with the head strike.
Vinyard misses with the head strike.
Vinyard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sityodtong lands a shoulder strike.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Vinyard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sityodtong is working Vinyard over against the cage.
Vinyard working aggressively here.
Vinyard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sityodtong lands a hook that snaps the head of Vinyard backwards.
Sityodtong tries for a takedown but Vinyard manages to get underhooks.
Derek Vinyard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yodsanan Sityodtong.#TD2#
Sityodtong gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.#ES#
Vinyard makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sityodtong fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice uppercut there from Sityodtong.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Derek Vinyard will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Vinyard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sityodtong.
A countering left hand to the body from Sityodtong misses.
Sityodtong tries to land a leg kick but Vinyard saw it coming and moves away.
Vinyard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sityodtong.
Vinyard throws a leg kick but Sityodtong checks it.
Sityodtong takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Vinyard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sityodtong shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sityodtong looks to score with a jab to the body but Vinyard is just out of range.
Vinyard throws a right and a left that Sityodtong avoids nicely.
Vinyard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sityodtong scores with a hook.
Sityodtong feints a jab promting Vinyard to slip. Sityodtong then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Vinyard slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.#ROC2#
Vinyard is rocked!
Yodsanan Sityodtong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sityodtong throws a monster overhand right that drops Vinyard! Sityodtong follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yodsanan Sityodtong!
Yodsanan Sityodtong is the new bantamweight champion!
Yodsanan Sityodtong 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:
CCF FN 09:Veira vs McKane
Date: Feb 15, 2018 |
#R1#
Hugs avoids the body shot from Vinyard.
#CL#
Hugs takes the fight into the clinch.
Hugs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hugs misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vinyard.
Hugs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vinyard avoiding damage as Hugs throws knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Vinyard.
Vinyard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vinyard is pressed up against the cage. Hugs has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Vinyard down to the mat. Vinyard avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. #CL2#
Vinyard closes the distance and pushes Hugs back into the cage.
Vinyard can't find room to land a body shot as Hugs controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinyard is leaning against Hugs and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vinyard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vinyard cracks Hugs with a nice body shot.
Vinyard gets through Hugs's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vinyard lands with a left to the head.
Hugs with an attempt at a knee that misses.
#T1#
Vinyard misses with some punches.
Vinyard avoiding damage as Hugs throws knees to the body.
Hugs is looking to take this one to the mat.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vinyard.
Hugs tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vinyard's elbow.
Hugs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vinyard avoids it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hugs just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vinyard's brow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vinyard.
A short right from Vinyard on the inside.
Vinyard lands a left hand.
Hugs trying to control the position but instead, Vinyard has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hugs into the cage.
Vinyard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vinyard throws a head punch that misses.
Hugs misses with some punches.
Hugs throws a knee to the head but misses.
#T2#
Vinyard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hugs using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vinyard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vinyard lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vinyard lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hugs is trying to drag Vinyard to the mat but Vinyard just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lodzov Hugs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vinyard lands a body punch.
Vinyard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vinyard is leaning against Hugs and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Good body shot from Vinyard.
A short uppercut from Vinyard.
Vinyard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vinyard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vinyard pushes Hugs back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Vinyard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Vinyard scores with a nice short uppercut.#T3#
Vinyard works on Hugs's body with a couple of short punches.
Hugs tries to land a knee to the head but Vinyard blocks with his arms.
Vinyard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vinyard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hugs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hugs throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vinyard.
Vinyard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vinyard lands a shoulder strike.
Hugs using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vinyard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vinyard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hugs backwards.
Good body shot from Vinyard.
Vinyard digs a right hand underneath Hugs's ribcage. Hugs let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hugs trying to land knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Vinyard.
Hugs is breathing heavily.
Hugs swings wildly with an uppercut but Vinyard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vinyard lands a hook to the side of the head.#T4#
Vinyard works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vinyard lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hugs or not.
Still in the clinch, Vinyard scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vinyard prevents a takedown attempt there.
Vinyard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vinyard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hugs tries to work over Vinyard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vinyard lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vinyard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hugs with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vinyard lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hugs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hugs.
Vinyard lands an uppercut.
Vinyard prevents a takedown attempt there.
Vinyard prevents a body shot from Hugs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Vinyard dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
A shot to the liver by Vinyard. Beautiful body shot.
Hugs shoots in but Vinyard avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Vinyard throws a right and a left that Hugs avoids nicely. #CL2#
Vinyard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hugs, pushing him back against the cage.
Vinyard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hugs is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hugs taking a breather.
Vinyard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hugs backwards.
Nice body punch from Vinyard - that landed with a thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hugs looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vinyard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vinyard lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hugs backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vinyard pushes Hugs back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vinyard is pressed up against the cage. Hugs has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Vinyard down to the mat. Vinyard avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lodzov Hugs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vinyard works the jab nicely.#T1#
Hugs tries to move into range but Vinyard moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.#ROC2#
Hugs is rocked!
Nice takedown defense from Vinyard. No joy for Hugs on that attempt.
Oh Hugs is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vinyard darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Hugs's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Vinyard before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Derek Vinyard!
Derek Vinyard is the new bantamweight champion!
An out of breath Derek Vinyard thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Lodzov Hugs had this to say: 'this was bullshit'.
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Event:
CCF FN 03:Vinyard vs Pacheco
Date: Dec 23, 2017 |
#R1#
Pacheco fails with a takedown attempt.
Pacheco dives in and grabs Vinyard's left leg, looking for a takedown. Vinyard pushes down on Pacheco's head and hops out.
Pacheco shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #CUT#
It looks like Jose Pacheco has been cut.
We've been told by Vinyard's head coaches at The Devil Dogs that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jab from Vinyard.#ROC#
Pacheco is rocked!#KD#
Vinyard cracks Pacheco with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Vinyard has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Pacheco to stand back up!
Pacheco is still on wobbly legs! Can Vinyard finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pacheco with a poor takedown
and Vinyard counters with a huge right that knocks Pacheco out cold! Vinyard is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Derek Vinyard!
A victorious Derek Vinyard 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:
HHFC2
Date: Dec 09, 2017 |
#R1#
Kleynen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kleynen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kleynen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vinyard.
Vinyard smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#ROC2#
Kleynen is rocked!
Kleynen is looking to clinch.
Oh Kleynen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vinyard drops Kleynen with a huge uppercut! Kleynen drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Vinyard is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derek Vinyard!
An out of breath Derek Vinyard thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Luc Kleynen was interviewed post fight and said 'I lost against a fighter, who was today better as me, i'll be back stronger !!!'.
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Event:
HHFC
Date: Nov 24, 2017 |
#R1#
Kleynen tries to clinch but Vinyard is having none of it.
Vinyard lands with a straight right. Kleynen didn't see that one coming.#CL2#
Vinyard gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vinyard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hand to the body from Vinyard.
Vinyard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Vinyard.
A short right from Vinyard.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vinyard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kleynen is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Vinyard is defending well.
Vinyard lands a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vinyard lands a shoulder strike.
Vinyard lands with a short shot to the head.
Vinyard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short left from Vinyard.
Vinyard working some nice short punches in the clinch.#ROC2#
Kleynen is rocked!
A short left from Vinyard.
Oh Kleynen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vinyard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vinyard lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Kleynen to his knees! Vinyard keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derek Vinyard!
Derek Vinyard decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Luc Kleynen spoke after the fight, saying 'I lost against a fighter, who was today better as me, i'll be back stronger !!!'.
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Event:
HHFC Live! 10/18/17
Date: Oct 18, 2017 |
#R1#
Vinyard lands with an uppercut that bounces Zamora off the cage and back into range.#CUT#
It looks like Freddie Zamora has been cut.
Vinyard lands with an uppercut that bounces Zamora off the cage and back into range.
Vinyard throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Zamora throws an off balance right hand
enabling Vinyard to counter with a crisp jab. #ROC#
Zamora is rocked!#CL#
Vinyard closes the distance and clinches.
Zamora is still on wobbly legs! Can Vinyard finish him?
Zamora blocks an uppercut.
Vinyard has a couple of punches blocked by Zamora.
Zamora blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vinyard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vinyard misses with the head strike.
Zamora changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Vinyard fights it off and pushes away nicely.
and Vinyard counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Zamora! He's just covering up as Vinyard starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derek Vinyard!
Derek Vinyard is the new bantamweight champion!
A relieved looking Derek Vinyard thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
WFC 9:Crusher vs Mumu
Date: Sep 16, 2017 |
#R1#
Alves shoots in for a takedown but Vinyard shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vinyard.
#CL2#
Vinyard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Alves, pushing him back against the cage.
Vinyard scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Vinyard.
A short right from Vinyard on the inside. #ROC2#
Alves is rocked!
Vinyard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oh Alves is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vinyard throws a big uppercut that drops Alves! More strikes from Vinyard and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Alves lies dazed against the cage as Vinyard celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derek Vinyard!
A relieved looking Derek Vinyard thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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