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TIT - Blubb v Kromog
Date: Oct 28, 2017 |
#R1# Link fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Link pulls out of a head kick attempt.
#TD# Wallace feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Wallace looking to control the position here, rather than advance. Wallace scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Wallace is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. Wallace working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Wallace postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Wallace stops Link from standing up. Wallace cracks Link with a solid left hand. Link looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wallace is one step ahead there. Link wants to stand but Wallace is controlling the position. Link tries to land a sweep but no joy. Wallace content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Wallace 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. Wallace stops Link from standing up. #T1# Wallace lands a couple of elbows. Link looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Wallace not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. Link has momentary wrist control but Wallace slips an elbow through the middle. Link has momentary wrist control but Wallace slips an elbow through the middle.#ES2# Link is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched. Wallace lands a nice shot to the body. #TD2# Wallace is fighting off a takedown attempt but Link is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Wallace to the mat. Wallace regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.#ES# Wallace scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Wallace seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym. 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! Link swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
#TD# Wallace fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Link sprawls well initially but Wallace persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Wallace lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Wallace wants to lay and pray for a moment but Link keeps working. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Wallace working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. #T2# Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Wallace in particular looking to stall. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Wallace lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Wallace is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Link is looking for a sweep. Wallace is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wallace lands a nice short elbow. Wallace slips a nice elbow through Link's hands, connecting with Link's forehead. Nice strikes from Wallace there. Wallace lands strikes from half guard. Wallace wants to control but Link is keeping him busy. Link wants to get back to his feet. Link wants to improve his position but Wallace is controlling well.
Wallace is nestled in close to Link, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Wallace looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Link with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Link is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wallace scores with a couple of nice shots. Link tries to roll over but Wallace keeps him under control. Link on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. #T3# Wallace working the head and body with strikes. Wallace is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen. Wallace knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Link on the ground. Link is trying to get back to full guard. Wallace prevents Link from standing back up.
Link works his way to full guard. Good work.#ES2# Link kicks Wallace off and gets to his feet. #TD# Wallace closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Link to the mat! Link manages to get full guard. Wallace postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Wallace is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. Wallace scoring with some ground and pound. Wallace trying to control the position from guard on top but Link is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Link lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB##ES# Wallace uses the cage to get back to his feet.
#T4# This has been an exciting period of action!#TD2# Link looking for a takedown here - he's got it.#ES# Wallace scrambles and gets back to his feet.
#TD# Wallace looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Wallace is pressing down on Link's thigh, looking to free his foot. Link is holding on for now. Wallace drops an elbow to the side of Link's head. Wallace scoring with strikes to the body and head. Wallace is nestled in close to Link, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Link looks like he's trying to stand up.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Wallace looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Wallace working over Link with some ground and pound. Link looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Ground and pound from Wallace. Link wants to get back to full guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robb Wallace dominated that round. That's time! Wallace's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. #R2# Wallace scores with a leg kick.
#TD# Wallace shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.#ES2# Link has one foot on Wallace's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.#TD# Wallace closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Link quickly recovers to half guard. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Wallace scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Link is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Link taking some punishment here, with Wallace in his half guard. The referee calls for the fighters to work.
#ES2# Link has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Wallace is on him like a limpet, forcing Link back against the cage. Link looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. A frustrated look appears on Link's face as he tries to break the clinch. Link creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Wallace doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#TD2# Link turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!#T1##SUB2# Link tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Wallace tries to bench press Link off him but Link keeps the position. Wallace is trying to get back to his feet.#SUB2# Link is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Wallace knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. Wallace gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. Wallace wants to get back to his feet. Link is looking to advance position but Wallace won't allow it. #ES# Wallace manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Link keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage. Link is trying to push Wallace away but Wallace has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#T2# With the two fighters working up against the cage, Link just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wallace's brow. Link tries to throw a body punch but Wallace avoids it by throwing Link back against the cage. Link struggles to land a body shot inside as Wallace controls his hands.
Link tries a body shot but Wallace blocks it.
Wallace looking for a takedown. Link prevents the takedown attempt.
Wallace keeps control of Link as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Wallace is working for takedown but Link is calmly controlling the position for now. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robb Wallace. That's going to take a lot out of him. Wallace avoids a wild elbow strike from Link. Link lands a nice elbow. #TD2# Link has hold of one of Wallace's legs. Wallace is fighting the takedown attempt but Link gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.#T3# Wallace pulls Link in close to his closed guard and prevents Link from doing any damage or advancing position. Link passes Wallace's right leg, so he's now in half guard. Robb Wallace overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Link is trying to control the action in half guard but Wallace is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #SUB2# Link wants to work for an arm triangle but Wallace is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
#ES# Wallace kicks Link off and gets back to his feet. Link scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#CL# Wallace has taken the fight to the clinch.
Link throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Link looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#TD2# Link gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.#ES# Wallace kicks Link off and gets back to his feet. Robb Wallace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Link is breathing heavily. This has been an exciting period of action! Link tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#TD# Wallace shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. #T4# Wallace postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Wallace content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Wallace controlling from the top position. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wallace's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Wallace showing good wrestling skills to control the position. Link is looking to stand up but Wallace isn't so interested in that idea. Wallace stands up over Link, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Link is looking to stand back up but Wallace counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Link. Link gets full guard. Link manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wallace manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB# Wallace has his hands on Link's head, controlling the position. Link trying to control but Wallace is working from the bottom. 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 Robb Wallace will probably get the nod. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round! #R3##TD# Wallace drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Wallace distracts Link with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#ES2# Link has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Wallace has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage. Link wants to break the clinch but can't.
Link lands a nice elbow. Link pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Link pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Link lands a damaging elbow. A frustrated look appears on Link's face as he tries to break the clinch. Link can't break the clinch.
Wallace tries to work over Link's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Link pushes off an throws an elbow but Wallace leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.#T1# A frustrated look appears on Link's face as he tries to break the clinch. Link lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.#BC2# Link breaks the clinch.
#TD# Wallace scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Wallace working the ground and pound. Link is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Wallace is controlling him well. Wallace is looking to take a break and control but Link is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Link tries to escape but Wallace is in control. Wallace connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Link some visible discomfort.
Wallace lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. Link is pushing Wallace's head away, looking to escape. Wallace manages to hold on to the position though. Wallace connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Link some visible discomfort.
Link being controlled for a moment. Wallace scores with punches from side control. Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!#T2# Wallace in side control lands a decent elbow. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Wallace tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it. Wallace is putting a hurting on Link here, landing some big shots from side control. Wallace landing strikes. Link is trying to escape the position but Wallace is controlling the position. Robb Wallace is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Link takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Link is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Link takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head. Wallace is staying tight to Link's torso, preventing him from escaping. Wallace working the head and body with strikes. Link is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here. Wallace lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. #T3# Wallace scores with punches from side control. Link takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Wallace working the ground and pound from side control.#ROC# Link is rocked! Link is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Wallace is controlling him well. Wallace lands some shots froms side control. Wallace works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head. Link is still in real trouble! Can Wallace finish him? Wallace controlling the position from side mount. Wallace is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Link can do to turn this around? Wallace lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. #SUB# Wallace tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Wallace has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! Link seems to have recovered his senses. Link is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Wallace off and has taken his back!#SUB2# Link has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Wallace has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Link takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Wallace tries to roll but Link sticks to his back.
#T4# Link misses with an elbow to the head. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#ES# Wallace is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet. #TD# Wallace shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Link manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Wallace is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. Wallace landing with the ground and pound. Boa Link has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Wallace looking to pass the guard. Wallace works a leg free and moves into half guard. Wallace working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. Wallace slows the pace down in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight! Robb Wallace showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wallace, 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27 Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27 Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robb Wallace! A very excited looking Robb Wallace rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Event:
TIT 56 - Snow v Hatfield
Date: Oct 09, 2017 |
#R1# Wallace shoots in for a double leg but Lourens sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Wallace walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#CUT2# It looks like Robb Wallace has been cut. Lourens throws a shot to the body.
Lourens dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Wallace misses with a takedown attempt - Lourens sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Wallace wants to clinch and Lourens cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Wallace shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robb Wallace. That's going to take a lot out of him. Wallace darts in looking for a takedown but Lourens gets double underhooks and turns Wallace into the cage. Lourens with a hook.#TD# Wallace is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Lourens 's half guard. This has been an exciting period of action! Wallace is keen to just control but Lourens is a slippery customer. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lourens can do anything to dispel that myth. Wallace looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Lourens trying to control here.
Lourens blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wallace. #T1# Wallace throws a strike but Lourens avoids it easily and moves to full guard. Wallace wants to control from the top but Lourens keeps moving. Wallace scoring with punches to the head and body. Wallace is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Wallace controls from within his opponent's guard. Wallace throws a big right hand that misses. Wallace throws a strike but Lourens rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB# Wallace is looking to stand up but Lourens isn't so interested in that idea. Wallace wants to sweep here but Lourens controlling him for the moment. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Wallace is working hard here to advance position.#T2##ES# Wallace scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Lourens scores with the left hand. Wallace knows he should have avoided that one. #TD# Wallace bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. This has been an exciting period of action!#SUB# Wallace is trying to get an arm triangle but Lourens is defending well. Lourens takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head. Wallace postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Lourens wants to control but Wallace postures up. Wallace lands some shots froms side control. Lourens is trying to improve his position. Lourens struggling a bit here.#SUB# Wallace thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3# Lourens takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better. Lourens 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. Lourens taking punishment in the form of punches.
Lourens is letting Wallace control him for a moment. Lourens takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head. Wallace landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. Wallace scoring with punches from side control. Lourens taking punishment in the form of punches.
Lourens avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Wallace. Lourens struggling a bit here. Wallace wants to control but Lourens is keeping him busy. #T4# Wallace lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lourens down.
Lourens is not content to let Wallace control the position. Lourens is working to avoid the ground and pound but Wallace connects with a decent elbow. Wallace working the ground and pound. Wallace throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Lourens works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure. Wallace seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Lourens avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wallace. Wallace is thwarting Lourens 's attempts to control the position. Lourens is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wallace scores with a couple of nice shots. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robb Wallace dominated that round. The cut man is working on Robb Wallace's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. #R2# Lourens digs a good hook to Wallace's body.
Wallace gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Lourens counters with a nice uppercut. Wallace misses with a takedown attempt - Lourens sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Wallace shoots for a double leg takedown but Lourens sprawls well. He's pushed Wallace's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robb Wallace. That's going to take a lot out of him. Lourens slaps away a takedown attempt from Wallace, before circling back to the center of the mat. Wallace is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight. Connor Lourens seems to be getting the better of the standup. Wallace misses with a takedown and Lourens counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Lourens cracks Wallace with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Wallace misses with a takedown attempt and Wallace takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Wallace throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lourens . Wallace misses with a lunging right hand
and Lourens counters with a left to the body. Lourens throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Lourens bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Wallace throws a leg kick and Lourens counters with a nice uppercut. #CUT2# Robb Wallace's cut is getting worse.#T1# Nice uppercut lands for Lourens . That snapped Wallace's head back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Lourens scores with a body shot.
Lourens changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Lourens throws a head kick but Wallace moves out of range.
Lourens with a body punch. A glancing blow. Connor Lourens is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Lourens throws a head kick that misses. Lourens tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Wallace takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Wallace finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lourens tests Wallace's chin there with a solid looking shot. Wallace changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lourens tries to avoid it but Wallace manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lourens to the ground. Lourens escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Lourens looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Wallace with a lazy takedown attempt and Lourens counters with a stiff right hand. Robb Wallace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A left and a right from Lourens both land. Nice combination. #ROC2# Wallace is rocked!#CUT2# Robb Wallace's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Lourens walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Wallace drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Lourens swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Wallace's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Connor Lourens !
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Event:
TIT 51 - Battock v Chan II
Date: Sep 27, 2017 |
#R1# Wallace throws a sloppy head kick letting Ottoade counter with a right hand. A head kick misses from Wallace. Nice shot lands for Ottoade.#CUT# It looks like Robb Wallace has been cut. Ottoade lands a right hook to the body.
Wallace takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Ottoade scores with a shot to the body.
Ottoade bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Ottoade tests Wallace's chin there with a solid looking shot. BOOM! Ottoade lands a beautiful left hook that drops Wallace. Wallace tries to recover but Ottoade is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Wallace lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pierce Ottoade!
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TIT 45 - Battock v Rutherford
Date: Sep 13, 2017 |
#R1##CL2# Yang instigates a clinch. #BC2# Yang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL2# Yang rushes Wallace and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Yang lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Yang is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wallace pulls him back up using the underhooks. Wallace 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.#TD2# Yang decides to pull guard. Wallace working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Yang has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. Yang lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB# We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Wallace keeping moving, preventing Yang from controlling successfully. Wallace is looking to stand up but Yang isn't so interested in that idea. #T1# Yang slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. Wallace trying to control the position.
Yang wants to control from the top but Wallace keeps moving. Yang throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wallace works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Wallace on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wallace tries to get out of the position. Yang prevents Wallace from getting back to his feet. Yang loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Wallace wants to get back to his feet but Yang passes into half guard.
Yang is keen to just control but Wallace is a slippery customer.#T2# Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Wallace wants to get back to his feet. Wallace tries to roll over but Yang keeps him under control. Wallace is refusing to be controlled, as Yang sits in half guard. #REF3# The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity. Wallace leaves Yang with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Wallace drops down looking for a counter takedown but Yang sprawls and moves away. Yang darts in looking for a takedown but Wallace gets double underhooks and turns Yang into the cage. Robb Wallace has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emon Yang.#TD# Wallace shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Yang is trying to defend but Wallace finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. Yang wants to control but Wallace is keeping busy and won't allow it. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3# The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Wallace is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Yang is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wallace scores with a couple of nice shots. Yang trying to control from the bottom.
Wallace looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Wallace working Yang over with strikes. Ground and pound from Wallace. Yang has hold of Wallace's hands but Wallace slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.#ROC# Yang is rocked! Wallace scores with a big shot! Yang's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Yang! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robb Wallace! Robb Wallace decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Event:
TIT 38 - Fury v Monster
Date: Aug 28, 2017 |
#R1# Washington lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Wallace seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym. Wallace takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Washington scores with a one two! Wallace had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. #CUT2# It looks like Robb Wallace has been cut. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Washington. Washington's coach down at 10th Planet Islanders was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Washington's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.#KD# Wallace lands a head kick that stumbles Washington and the fighters go to the mat. #CUT# It looks like Ronald Washington has been cut. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Washington will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
#SUB2# Washington is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wallace defends well. Washington wants to sweep here but Wallace controlling him for the moment. Washington is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. Wallace wants to control from the top but Washington keeps moving. Wallace is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Washington working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wallace. Washington bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wallace's guard. #REVB# Wallace controlling Washington's posture. #T1# Washington throwing strikes from guard but Wallace blocks nicely. Washington is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Washington trying to control the position from guard on top but Wallace is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Washington preventing the sweep. Washington trying to control but Wallace is working from the bottom. Washington postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Washington forces his way into half guard.#SUB2# Washington is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Washington seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wallace does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Wallace wants to get back to his feet.#T2# Washington takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Wallace is trying to get back to full guard. Washington not landing any meaningful shots this time. Wallace is trying is best to control the position here. Wallace wants to improve his position but Washington is controlling well.
#ES# Wallace manages to escape and get back to his feet! #TD2# Washington drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Washington trying to control the position but Wallace is working away. Wallace tries to get back to half guard but can't. Wallace is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Washington is controlling him well. Wallace on the wrong end of some ground and pound. #T3# Washington is looking to take a break and control but Wallace is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Wallace is trying to escape and get back to his feet. Washington lands a few punches from side control. Washington wants to control but Wallace is keeping him busy. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Washington working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Wallace is looking to regain half guard here but Washington keeps moving and retains side control. This fight is sponsored by Chainsaw 7. More blood and guts and stuff like that, in cinemas everywhere now!#SUB2# Washington is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Wallace knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. Washington has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Washington creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Wallace sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike. #T4# Washington taking a breather here. Washington trying to control the position but Wallace is working away. Washington grinds an elbow into Wallace's temple. Washington wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wallace keeps working. Wallace is looking to regain half guard here but Washington keeps moving and retains side control. #SUB2# Washington is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wallace has escaped the position, nice work there. Washington in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronald Washington dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. 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# Washington lands with a shot to the body. Washington lands a jab-cross combination. Wallace doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Danga de danga de dang - Washington scores with a four punch combination! Washington keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wallace moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Wallace takes one to the chin there. Ronald Washington is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Washington will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ronald Washington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Wallace tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Washington shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wallace as he avoids it easily. Washington has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Wallace looks to land a body kick but Washington moved away.#TD# Wallace closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Washington to the mat! Washington manages to get full guard. Wallace missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Wallace trying to control the position from guard on top but Washington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Washington can do anything to dispel that myth. Wallace missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #T1# Wallace wants to control from the top but Washington keeps moving. Wallace landing some decent shots from guard. Wallace trying to control but Washington is working from the bottom. Wallace lands a couple of decent looking shots. Wallace scoring with punches to the head and body. Washington wants to sweep but no luck. Washington looking to control.
Wallace wants to control from the top but Washington keeps moving. Washington is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB# Wallace is trying to stand up here but Washington is controlling him well. #T2# Ground and pound from Washington. Wallace keeps control of the position for the meantime. Washington throwing shots but Wallace is blocking nicely. Ground and pound from Washington. Wallace keeping hold of Washington's head, controlling as best he can. Washington missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #SUB2# Washington is working for a submission of some sort.
Wallace on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Washington throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #T3# Wallace is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Washington scores with a couple of nice shots. Wallace is trying to stand up here but Washington is controlling him well. Washington thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Washington stalling. Wallace looks like he's trying to stand up.
Washington seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wallace does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #SUB2# Washington is working for a kimura but Wallace is defending it quite comfortably.
Washington looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Wallace controlling the position well. #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. Washington working over Wallace with some ground and pound. Wallace looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Washington throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Ronald Washington has got the better of the ground game so far. Washington moves into full mount! Wallace won't be happy about that! Washington looking to control and managing it successfully. Washington in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Washington raining down hammerfists from mount. Washington connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Washington tries to control but Wallace wriggling away. BOOM! Washington connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Washington scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Wallace?
Washington unloading with bombs! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronald Washington showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round! #R3# Washington closes the distance and clinches up with Wallace, looking for a takedown. Washington pushes Wallace against the cage but Wallace circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Wallace throws a chopping leg kick but Washington manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Washington lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected. Washington throws out a powerful jab.#TD2# Washington looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Wallace! Wallace is trying to get back to his feet. Washington working the head and body with strikes. Wallace is trying to get back to half guard. Wallace knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Washington on the ground. Washington trying to control the action but Wallace is working from the bottom. Wallace tries to buck Washington off but Washington is having none of it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Washington looks up at the clock and then as Wallace takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Washington smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Wallace is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Sloppy strikes there by Washington.#T1# Wallace is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Washington has just dragged him back down to the mat. Washington wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wallace keeps working. Washington misses with the ground and pound. Washington lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. Washington works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head. Washington wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wallace keeps working. Washington lands a nice forearm strike. #T2# Wallace is trying to escape and get back to his feet.#SUB2# Washington wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Wallace, who protects the arm well. Wallace wants to control but Washington postures up. Wallace tries to bench press Washington off him but Washington keeps the position. Washington working away. Robb Wallace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Wallace tries to get back to half guard but can't. A bit of a lull in the action here. Washington passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Wallace! Washington working away from the top, dropping strikes. Wallace is trying to stand.#SUB2# Washington has hold of Wallace's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Wallace manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
#T3# Wallace is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Washington tries to push Wallace's head away but Wallace is holding on tight. Washington in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Washington with shots to the head and body - Wallace looks very uncomfortable down there. Washington landing shots from mount. Washington lands a heavy elbow. Wallace is squirming around, avoiding Washington's attempts to control the action. Washington won't let Wallace get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now. Washington lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Wallace hang on? Wallace tries to lock up and control but Washington gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.#T4# Wallace is bucking up trying to escape but Washington cracks him with another couple of good strikes. Washington trying to control but Wallace is having none of it. Ronald Washington is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Washington avoids the attempt from Wallace to control. Washington landing strikes from the mount and Wallace is in trouble! Wallace tries to lock up and control but Washington gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Washington postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Wallace looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Washington trying to control but Wallace is having none of it. Washington is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Wallace can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Wallace is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.#SUB2# Washington has hold of Wallace's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Wallace manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
And that's the end of the fight! Ronald Washington comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Washington 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30 Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30 Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronald Washington!
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Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 17, 2017 |
#R1##TD2# Valley manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Wallace on his heels. He'll look to pass Wallace's guard now, I'm sure. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Valley with a flurry of punches that miss. Valley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wallace is keeping the position for now. Wallace wants to stand but Valley is controlling the position. Wallace looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Wallace wants to stand and escape but Valley is having none of it. Wallace lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR# We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Wallace sitting in guard, not really doing much. Wallace is working Valley over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #T1# Valley throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Wallace keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Valley's head. Valley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Valley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wallace is one step ahead there. Wallace sitting in guard, not really doing much. Wallace's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground. Wallace seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Valley for as long as he can get away with. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Valley can do anything to dispel that myth. Wallace continues to stall. Valley tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T2# The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Wallace 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. If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.#ES2# Valley has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Wallace is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position. Valley letting Wallace take a breather here.#TD# Wallace tightens his grip and picks Valley up, before dumping him to the ground. Valley manages to land in guard. Valley is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Wallace sitting in guard here, content to control. Valley wants to get back to his feet but Wallace is in a dominant position and won't allow it. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Wallace landing with the ground and pound. #T3# Valley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wallace is one step ahead there. Wallace with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Wallace's corner is telling him to maintain position. Wallace lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Valley wants to sweep but no luck. Wallace 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. Wallace 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. Further stalling from Wallace. Valley wants to sweep but no luck. Wallace passes Valley's left leg - he's now in half guard. #T4# Wallace with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. Valley trying to hold on to Wallace's head to control him but Wallace postures up.
Wallace is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Wallace not doing much here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robb Wallace 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# A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wallace is defended easily by Valley. Valley tries to work over Wallace's front leg with a kick but Wallace checks it. #TD2# Valley throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Wallace tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Valley is in Wallace's guard.#ES# Wallace has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Valley is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position. Valley looking for a takedown. Wallace effectively controlling the action here. Wallace is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Valley can do to turn this around? We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD# Wallace wants the takedown. Valley is fighting it off but Wallace persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Valley's guard against the cage. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Valley is looking to stand up but Wallace isn't so interested in that idea. #T1# Wallace with a flurry of punches that miss. Valley wants to sweep here but Wallace controlling him for the moment. Wallace is stalling in the full guard. More hug and hope from Wallace.#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. Valley looking to control.
#REF3# The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet. Wallace defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Valley. Valley throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wallace's waist but Wallace gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Valley off to one side. Robb Wallace has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hummer Valley. Valley has his takedown stuffed#CL# and Wallace counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Valley gets underhooks to prevent Wallace's takedown attempt.
Valley working hard to break the clinch.#TD# Wallace gets a nice trip takedown into half guard. Valley tries to kick Wallace off but Wallace keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. #T3# Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Wallace in particular looking to stall. Wallace working over Valley with some ground and pound. Valley looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Wallace looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Valley with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Wallace scoring with strikes to the body and head. Wallace landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Valley tries to roll over but Wallace keeps him under control. Wallace not doing much here.
#T4# Valley trying to hold on to Wallace's head to control him but Wallace postures up.
Wallace missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Valley wants to improve his position but Wallace is controlling well.
Wallace takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Wallace is stinking the place up with his stalling. Robb Wallace overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Valley is trying to stand back up but Wallace is controlling him
#REF3# The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robb Wallace dominated that second round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round! #R3##CL2# Valley gets a clinch. A frustrated look appears on Valley's face as he tries to break the clinch. Valley wants to take the fight to the mat but Wallace manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch. Valley is looking for a takedown. Valley tries to pull guard but Wallace holds him up against the cage and eventually Valley drops back down to his feet.
Robb Wallace has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hummer Valley. Valley tries to break the clinch but Wallace is controlling the position. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD# Wallace pulls Valley into guard.
Valley looking to pass the guard. Valley trying to control but Wallace is working from the bottom. #T1# Wallace wants to stand up but Valley is controlling him. Valley trying to control the position from guard on top but Wallace is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Valley prevents Wallace from getting back to his feet. Wallace keeping moving, preventing Valley from controlling successfully. Valley throwing strikes from guard but Wallace blocks nicely. The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup. Valley wants to control from the top but Wallace keeps moving. #REF3# The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. Hummer Valley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Valley shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Wallace finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.#T2# Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Valley darts in looking for a takedown but Wallace gets double underhooks and turns Valley into the cage. Wallace tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valley was well out of range. Poor timing from Wallace.#TD# Wallace fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Valley to the ground. Wallace is now in Valley's guard. Wallace passes Valley's right leg, so he's now in half guard. Robb Wallace is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Wallace content to control rather than advance. Wallace stops Valley from getting back to his feet.
Wallace perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. #T3# Wallace prevents Valley from improving his position. Wallace looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. Wallace has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#T4# Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#REF3# The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Valley shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wallace pinned against the cage. Wallace gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Horrible takedown attempt by Valley or perhaps it was just good defense by Wallace, which made it look bad. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Valley shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wallace but Wallace pushes him off and we're back to square one. Hummer Valley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Valley misses with a combination
and Wallace counters with a nice body kick.
And that's the end of the fight! Robb Wallace showed his dominance in that final round. Well Wallace has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27 Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27 Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robb Wallace! After the fight, Robb Wallace 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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